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Cecy Caricia Ixpatá


9 Jun 2021
Salamá, Baja Verapaz (Guatemala)
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TDoR list ref: tgeu/9-Jun-2021/Cecy Caricia Ixpatá

Cecy Caricia Ixpatá
Cecy Caricia Ixpatá [photo: agenciapresentes.org]

Cecy was beaten in the market where she worked. She died in hospital.

Cecy Caricia Ixpata was a trans woman originally from Salamá, Baja Verapaz (150 kilometers from Guatemala City).

She was beaten to death on June 9. They found her dying inside a market, where fruits and vegetables are sold and she was a vendor. They transferred her to the Salamá hospital, where she died.

Cecy had been a member of Redtrans since 2012 and they affectionately called her Morenita. Those responsible for the crime have not yet been found.

https://diario.elmundo.sv/el-asesinato-de-tres-personas-lgtbi-en-guatemala-en-una-semana-hace-saltar-las-alarmas/

https://planettransgender.com/two-guatemalan-transgender-leaders-assassinated-during-pride-month/

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/15/guatemala-trans-murder-andrea-gonzalez-cecy-ixpata-hate-crime-transphobia/

https://agenciapresentes.org/2021/06/14/dos-transfemicidios-en-menos-de-una-semana-en-guatemala-ceci-ixtapa-y-andrea-gonzalez-activistas/

https://www.prensacomunitaria.org/2021/06/asesinaron-a-las-activistas-ceci-ixpata-y-andrea-gonzalez-dos-transfemicidios-en-menos-de-una-semana-en-guatemala/

https://twitter.com/PrensaComunitar/status/1404558355927113729

https://twitter.com/Sandra_Cuffe/status/1404181111845048322

https://twitter.com/ruda_gt/status/1402789383296765955

Report added: 15 Jun 2021. Last updated: 12 Nov 2021

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