Guatemala: Rights Official at Risk of Criminal Prosecution

Click to expand Image Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsperson Jordan Rodas speaks during a press conference after a meeting with members of the organization "proud of my PNC" (Civil National Police), formed by relatives of police officers, in Guatemala City on July 17, 2018. © 2018 JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – Guatemala should ensure that its human rights ombudsperson, Jordán Rodas, can continue his defense of sexual and reproductive rights without fear of prosecution or reprisal, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 12, 2020, Guatemala’s Supreme Court ruled…

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