Pedro Zamora Álvarez
Pedro Zamora Álvarez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 |
| Died | January 15, 2007 (aged 42–43) Guatemala |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Pedro Zamora Álvarez (1964 – 15 January 2007) was a Guatemalan trade unionist.[1]
At the time of his death, he was the general secretary of the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Empresa Portuaria Quetzal (the Puerto Quetzal Dockers' Union, or STEPQ, an affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation).
He was gunned down in the vicinity of Puerto Quetzal on 15 January 2007, in an attack in which his pick-up truck was riddled with 100 bullets and one of his children was also injured; he and other leaders of the union had received frequent anonymous death threats in the preceding months.
References
[edit]- ^ "Guatemala: Pressure Mounts on Authorities Over Murder of Pedro Zamora". ituc-csi.org. August 2, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Campaign: ¡No a la impunidad! Justice for Pedro Zamora (International Transport Workers' Federation)
- Investigate the Murder of Pedro Zamora (Democracy in Action)
- Guatemala: Fear for safety/death threats (Amnesty International)
- Not In Vain - The Death Of Pedro Zamora on YouTube
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