Benoit Pierre Amedee Maria
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Region:Americas
Country:Guatemala
Department/Province/State:El Quiche
Nickname:Benito
Sex1:Male
Age:55
Date of Killing:10/08/2020
Previous Threats:No information
Type of Work:Community leader
Organisation:Agrónomos y Veterinarios sin Fronteras
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights, ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Indigenous Peoples' Rights, Peasant Communities
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- Fotografía y bibliografía.- Resumen Latinoamericano, “Guatemala. Asesinan al activista Benoit Pierre Amedee Maria «Benito»”, Resumen Latinoamericano, 12 agosto 2020.
- https://www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2020/08/12/guatemala-asesinan-al-activista-benoit-pierre-amedee-maria-benito/