Tracking cases that protect freedom of expression, association, and assembly
Litigating Organization: Asociación de Abogados y Notarios Mayas de Guatemala
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Samococh Case
On August 15, 2014, a police operation was deployed in the context of a peaceful demonstration taking place in Samococh, Chisec, Alta Verapaz. As a result of the excessive use of force, three indigenous community members were killed, five were detained and 60 were injured. More than eight years later, only three police agents have…