April 2022: 401 forms of aggression against 104 women human rights defenders
61% individual / 32% collective / 7% organizations
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The main attacks have been:
Harassment (70)
Psychological violence (40)
Surveillance, monitoring of practices and stalking in the daily life of the defender (38)
Physical violence (33)
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The defenders under heaviest attack were those who work for:
The right to truth, justice and reparation (26%)
The right of women to a life free from violence (20%)
The right to defend land and territory (15%)
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The main aggressors were identified as:
The Police (47%)
Public authorities at government levels (20%)
ALERTS APRIL 2022
30/04/2022 [Urgent Alert] HONDURAS / Military police harassment of Guadalupe Carney community in Trujillo, Colón. (in Spanish)
20/04/2022 [WHRD Alert] Daniel Ortega intensifies terror policy on the 4th anniversary of April 18th social uprising: 156 attacks against women defenders in just 10 days.
11/04/2022 [WHRD Alert] National Police harass defender Melissa Martínez, a member of OFRANEH. (in Spanish)
07/04/2022 [WHRD Alert] Chimalhuacán police agents arbitrarily arrest rights defender Irene Yashika Martínez Cervantes, attack her, and repress feminist collectives that have demonstrated in her support. (in Spanish)
04/04/2022 [WHRD Alert] Army and Police Forces beat and arbitrarily arrest defender and ADESCO President Roselia Rivas. (in Spanish)