The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace 2016, para. 42
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Document type
Special Procedures' report
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Women union leaders in Guatemala are "especially targeted" with threats, violence and murder. Women workers report being punched to force miscarriages, or abducted while waiting for transportation to and from work. In Guatemala, more than 5,000 women and girls were killed between 2008 and 2015. The Government of Guatemala has adopted a law against femicide, but rather than use the law to punish and pursue those responsible, it is often used to attack union leaders.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Procedures: Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/385, para. 42.