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Outcry at Guatemalan Unionist
Murder
Several international
organizations have condemned the
murder of Quetzal Harbor Workers
Union leader Pedro Zamora,
perpetrated three days ago in
southern Guatemala.
This horrific crime recalls the
darkest days of the civil
conflict in Guatemala, declared
Guy Ryder, general secretary of
the International Trade Union
Confederation catering to 168
million workers in 154 nations.
Zamora died from an attack by
armed men a block away from his
home in Iztapa; his
three-year-old son, Angel
Estuardo, was wounded.
Zamora was murdered in reprisal
for his efforts to stop the
privatization of the Quetzal
Harbor, the most important in
Guatemala, Ryder denounced.
In a new release Friday, the
Inter-American Human Rights
Commission also condemned the
murder of the union leader and
the serious wounds suffered by
his child.
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