Guatemala: Immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán

By Amnesty International

Amnistía Internacional ha designado como presos de conciencia a Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán, ex representantes de los 48 cantones de Totonicapán, que llevan más de un año encarcelados injustamente solamente por haber hecho uso de su derecho de protesta pacífica y libertad de expresión. “Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán nunca debieron ser encarcelados. Su detención y procesamiento constituyen un castigo arbitrario por haber participado en protestas pacíficas y por representar a su comunidad. […] The post Guatemala: Immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience Luis Pacheco…

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