Guatemala: Concern about indigenous leader’s conviction

2,074 views · Published 20 December 2018 · 0:53 · Indexed 12 October 2026

Channel: UN Human Rights · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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UN rights experts have expressed concerns over the jailing of an indigenous leader and human rights defender in Guatemala following opposition to a hydro-electric dam project.
Bernardo Caal Xól, who was sentenced in November to seven years and four months’ imprisonment, has represented the q’eqchí’ communities in Santa Maria Cahabón municipality in legal actions against the Oxec company’s project since 2015.

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