Environmental Defender Pablo López Alavez Released After More than 15 Years
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The Oaxacan justice system considers the sentence imposed on the indigenous activist to have been served, but does not recognize his innocence. He seeks acquittal and government protection to return home. “Are they going to continue turning a deaf ear?” he asks EL PAÍS.
Environmental defender Pablo López Alavez released after more than 15 years
On 27 March 2026, Pablo López Alavez was released following a ruling by the High Court of Justice of the State of Oaxaca on appeal. The decision revised the legal classification of the offences and imposed a sentence of 15 years and 3 months imprisonment for the offence of simple homicide. Taking into account the time the human rights defender had spent in detention since his arbitrary arrest on 15 August 2010, the court considered the sentence …
The case that shudders Oaxaca: after more than 15 years in prison, forest defender Pablo Alavez is released. The aftermath of arbitrary detention persists.
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