HRRC welcomes the Guatemalan government’s public apology to the Indigenous leaders who faced criminal prosecution after defending the result of the 2024 elections. However, the apology must be followed by measures that address the harm caused to the leaders and… Read More ›
The murder of a former prosecutor has plunged Guatemala’s anti-corruption movement into mourning. In a country plagued by organized crime, the police’s initial response raises the question of just how complicit they are in one of the highest-profile murders in… Read More ›
The assassination of Juan Francisco Solórzano Foppa took place a short while ago and Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) released a note and a call for action regarding the murder. He was was a Guatemalan prosecutor, anti-corruption activist and politician… Read More ›
Amnesty International communicated that the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights visited Guatemala between 18 and 28 August 2026 and published their statement on their findings from that visit. Highlights included: Indigenous rights: The Working Group noted that… Read More ›
Last month, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) presented an update on developments on Justice and Human Rights in Guatemala and some of the issues covered included: PNC Attempts Second Eviction of Indigenous Community Guatemala’s National Civil Police (PNC) on… Read More ›
Euan Wallace and Martina Mariano write in The Guardian about the ongoing struggle of the La Lima community, near Asunción Mita in the Department of Jutiapa, close to the border with El Salvador. It is a story replicated across Guatemala… Read More ›
TeleSur English recently noted the release, from detention, of Indigenous leaders who had been in detention for 15 months without trial. Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán had also been designated as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International and they responded… Read More ›
Over the past year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received $170 million from the Guatemalan government for road and port infrastructure projects that are deepening its dependence on the U.S. Juan Luis García writes in the North American… Read More ›
Last month, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) presented an update on developments on Justice and Human Rights in Guatemala and some of the issues covered included: MP Ends Effort to Place Zamora in Detention Court Cancels Arrest Warrants for… Read More ›
