Mr. Bal is the Legal Advisor of the Solola branch of the organization Defensoria Indigena (Indigenous Defence). The threats against Mr. Balm made in January 2002,(‘we are going to kill you, we are going to kill you’) were believed to have been made by individuals or groups seeking to hinder the work of Defensoria Indigena.
LRWC ACTION
LRWC wrote to the President, Attorney General, and Minister of the Interior of Guatemala asking that the threats be thoroughly investigated and that Mr. Bal be given adequate protection.
