Region:Americas

Country:Guatemala

Department/Province/State:El Quiche

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:07/11/2017

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Comité de Desarrollo Campesino (CODECA)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights

Sector Detail:Land rights, Peasant communities

More information:UDEFEGUA

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://udefegua.org.gt/informes/informe-anual-2017-dddh-en-guatemala/

https://www.facebook.com/Comunitaria.Prensa/posts/antonio-p%C3%A9rez-de-le%C3%B3n-miembro-de-codeca-fue-asesinado-antonio-p%C3%A9rez-de-65-a%C3%B1os-d/1447917948659373/

https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/authorities-target-land-and-indigenous-rights-activism/

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