Guatemala: Fear for safety

The offices of two women’s organisations have been the target of raids, in which confidential information about their work and membership was taken. Amnesty International believes that the members of these organisations may be in danger. On 5 June, the departmental office of the Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG), National Union of Guatemalan Women, in Chimaltenango, was broken into as was the office in Guatemala City of the Sector de Mujeres, Women’s Sector, a group of non-governmental women’s organizations.

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