Attacks on human rights activists in Guatemala are at a 20-year high, with a bloody tide of 15 murders and over 1,000 assaults in 2020 alone, according to watchdog group Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala (Udefegua). The group also reported over 300 cases of “criminalization” — spurious legal charges brought against activists by government authorities. […]
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