Region:Americas

Country:Guatemala

Department/Province/State:Jalapa

Sex¹:Male

Age:37

Date of Killing:19/08/2024

Previous Threats:No, but previous threats to colleagues

Type of Work:Farmer / Peasant

Organisation:Comité de Desarrollo Campesino (CODECA)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Labour rights/Trade union, Land rights, Peasant communities

More information:UDEFEGUA / Global Witness

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://x.com/GtCodeca/status/1825938517395951877

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/asesinan-a-un-campesino-integrante-de-una-organizaci%C3%B3n-ind%C3%ADgena-en-el-este-de-guatemala/87313197

https://x.com/ConvergenciaDH/status/1826073906072920271

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