Guatemala
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Paulina Mateo Chic: Wife of Disappeared Guatemalan Activist Protected
When Guatemalan human rights defender Nicolás Mateo disappeared, his wife Paulina was left poverty-stricken and infirm.
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Organizaciones internacionales solicitan se garantice el debido proceso y la integridad del fiscal Orlando López
Tags Share (Ciudad de Guatemala, San José y Washington D.C., 28 de septiembre de 2016) Orlando Salvador López, recientemente separado de su cargo como jefe de la Fiscalía de Derechos Humanos del Ministerio Público de Guatemala, fue detenido en su domicilio el pasado jueves 22 de septiembre, acusado de haber ocasionado la muerte a un
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Protecting Due Process Rights of Guatemalan Prosecutor Orlando López
Tags Share HAGA CLICK AQUI PARA ESPAÑOL (September 28, 2016 | Guatemala City, San Jose and Washington D.C.) Orlando Salvador López, who was recently removed from his office as Chief Prosecutor of the Human Rights unit of the Public Ministry of Guatemala, was detained at his home this past Thursday, September 22nd. Mr. López is
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RFK Human Rights Wins Landmark Case for Victims of Femicide in Guatemala
In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the government of Guatemala responsible for the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz.
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Velásquez Paiz et al. v. Guatemala: Murder Sparks Femicide Reform
Like far too many other women, Claudina Isabel Velásquez Paiz was “a victim whose murder should not be investigated.”
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Pérez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala: Four Human Rights Defenders Disappeared
Whereabouts of members of CERJ, which works endlessly to protect indigenous Guatemalans’ rights.
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