Carlos Gomez Lopez vs. Guatemala

A Fight Against Impunity

Carlos Gomez Lopez, a trade union leader, was pulled from a bus by the Guatemalan military at this location, near Quetzaltenango, in 1993. He was shot and left for dead .  He didn't die.  Instead, he has pressed his case against the Guatemalan government.  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has ruled in his favor against the Guatemalan Government.

Can the Guatemalan government be held accountable?

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