murder of Idar Joel Hernandez Godoy, finance Secretary of the banana workers union

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To the President of Guatemala Álvaro Colom Caballeros

Dear Mr. President,

I am shocked and outraged to learn of the May 26 murder of Idar Joel Hernandez Godoy, finance Secretary of the banana workers union SITRABI. This brutal assassination follows on the April 10 murder of SITRABI officer Oscar Humberto Gonzalez Vasquez, in Nueva Chiriqui, Morales.

I call on your government to act swiftly to ensure that a full and transparent investigation of this latest murder of a union leader is undertaken and the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice. World democratic opinion has repeatedly urged action to end judicial impunity which underpins these anti-union murders. Ending impunity is essential to securing democracy in Guatemala, which must include measures to ensure that unions can carry out their duties in a climate free of violence.

I will closely follow your government’s actions in this regard.

Yours sincerely