HRD Attack
Bernardo Caal Xól
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Human rights defender Bernardo Caal has been 'unfairly' imprisoned since 30 January 2018 for defending the rights of Q’eqchi’ Mayan communities affected by the construction of a hydroelectric project on the sacred Cahabón River in the department of Alta Verapaz in northern Guatemala. Previously, he was threatened and criminalised for his work.