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HRD Attack

14 Giu 2022

Cristóbal Pop - Mayan Q'eqchi' Ancestral Authorities Councils

Incident date
14 Giu 2022
Date accuracy
All Correct
Cristóbal Pop
Male
Consejos de Autoridades Ancestrales Maya Q´eqchi´
Indigenous peoples, Affected community's leader or member
Arbitrary detention
Target: Individual
Location of Incident: Guatemala
Solway Group Svizzera Chemical: General, Diversified/Conglomerates, Cement, Metals & steel, Mining

Sources

Cristóbal Pop, an authority of the Four Councils of Maya Q'eqchi' Ancestral Authorities and president of the Izabal Lake Fishermen's Union, was arrested after participating in a peaceful protest in the vicinity of the Fénix mining project, which belongs to a subsidiary of the Russian-Swiss capital company Solway Investment Group. Cristóbal Pop and the other leaders had just denounced before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that the state had dispossessed them of their lands and illegally registered them in the name of individuals and companies, producing agrarian conflicts and that free, prior and informed consultation had not been carried out. They also requested precautionary measures from the IACHR due to the attacks and threats against the Q'eqchi' authorities by Solway and its supporters.