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17 July 2025
The persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders are worsening in Guatemala, with two former Indigenous leaders Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán imprisoned since 23 April 2025 for peacefully defending democracy in the 2023 general elections. Find out how this case violates of the rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala, and national and international reactions to the pattern of instrumentalization of criminal law for political purposes.
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