Guatemala: Indigenous Activist, Political Prisoner

In Santa Cruz Barillas in Huehuetenago, Guatemala, another prominent voice in the fight against Hidralia Energia - Hidra Santa Cruz, was detained as a political prisoner by Guatemalan officials without evidence. Bernardo Ermitaño López Reyes, known as Don Taño, is a valiant advocate for Indigenous rights…He has been a strong voice and force against the past three years of violence, repression, unconstitutional arrests, military presence, and violations of human rights in the village. Don Taño was arrested while accompanying three previously detained advocates…He was detained in an arbitrary arrest without evidence, where his constitutional and human rights were not respected…