Ramón Pérez Carrera was murdered on 25 April 2017.
The murder took place at 5 pm on the main street of Champerico when 2 individuals on bicycles approached him and shot him in the head.
Ramón, 53, was a member of CODECA (Peasant Development Committee) and was a human rights defender in the Guayacán community.
Source: Albedrio
Region:Americas
Country:Guatemala
Department/Province/State:Retalhuleu
Sex1:Male
Age:53
Date of Killing:25/04/2017
Previous Threats:No information
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:CODECA
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Land Rights, Peasant Communities
More information:Front Line Defenders
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).
