UN Special Reporter
Visiting Guatemala
UN Special
Representative for Human
Rights Defenders Hina
Jilani is visiting
Guatemala, having
meetings with government
officials and members of
social organizations.
During a meeting with
Vice President Rafael
Espada, Jilani expressed
her concern for the
increase of the attacks
against human rights
defenders and the lack
of research to dismantle
the groups linked to
these acts.
According to Espada, it
is about structural and
historical problems,
narrowly linked with
poverty, marginalization
and racism, origins
which are not even in
the previous government.
During 2000-2007period,
971 aggressions against
leaders and
organizations were
registered and 50
activists were
assassinated, 23 of them
in the last two years,
according to social
groups data.
Presidential secretary
for Peace and Human
Rights Orlando Blanco
told Prensa Latina that
UN official will have
private meetings during
these days to obtain
information and to emit
her conclusions on
Wednesday.
Most significant cases
of humanitarian
violations will be given
to the International
Commission against
Impunity in Guatemala so
that this organization
collaborates with
investigations, she
added.
Jilani also met with the
Peoples Defender Sergio
Morales and with
representatives of
social organizations to
know a report on the
situation in the
country. |
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