Director-General condemns Murder of Media Workers, Castillo Cifuentes and León Miranda, in Guatemala

07 February 2018The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, today called on the authorities to investigate the killings of journalists, Luis Alfredo de León Miranda and Laurent Ángel Castillo Cifuentes, whose bodies were found in Mazatenango, southwestern Guatemala, on 1 February. “I condemn the killings of Laurent Ángel Castillo Cifuentes and Luis Alfredo de León Miranda,” said the Director-General. “I call on the authorities to investigate these crimes and ensure that those responsible for them go to trial. Impunity cannot be allowed to embolden murderers, undermine the fundamental human…

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