Gunmen Raid Home of Leading Human Rights Lawyer in Guatemala

Source: Telesur

Gunmen Raid Home of Leading Human Rights Lawyer in Guatemala
Published 15 August 2016 (5 hours 43 minutes ago)

Gunmen broke into the home of one of Guatemala's most prominent human rights lawyers Monday morning, trashing the house as part of an intimidation campaign against officials investigating former military officials over alleged war crimes.

Claiming they were police officers, armed men forced their way into the home of Ramón Cadena Rámila, Central America director of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists, reported The Guardian. Cadena has been involved in numerous high-profile human rights cases in his career, including the trial of former military dictator Efraín Rios Montt.

The gunmen pillaged the lawyer's house after forcing a security guard and Cadeana's family to wait outside, reported The Guardian. Cadena was not home at the time.

Less than two months ago, teleSUR reported that Guatemala's attorney general was also threatened with death for fighting impunity among the country's elite.

Read more: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Gunmen-Raid-Home-of-Leading-Human-Rights-Lawyer-in-Guatemala-20160815-0021.html

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(You may recall Guatemalan genocidal dictator Efraín Rios Montt was a favorite pet of Pres. Ronald Reagan.)