The Winter 2025 edition of El Quetzal, from The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), has recently been published. In it, they explore the implications of a co-opted justice system and the necessity of change, sharing the views of the Indigenous Mayor of Nebaj, two defenders living in exile, and two defenders working for justice within Guatemala. Indigenous Mayor Feliciana Herrera explains how tightened borders in the US are affecting the Guatemalan Indigenous communities, Juan Francisco Sandoval reports on the case of exiled Constitutional Court Judge Gloria Porras, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez discusses transitional justice cases, and Juan Francisco Soto, director of UDEFEGUA, warns of the various ways the selection of a new attorney general next spring can be influenced by corrupt networks trying to hold onto their power.
As corrupt networks panic at the possibility of a new and just attorney general, attempts to destabilize President Arévalo have intensified. He is the one who will appoint the new attorney general in May, unless he can be driven from office before then. Attacks on Indigenous leaders have also intensified.
You can read more on this and read the latest El Quetzal, here, GHRC – El Quetzal (Winter 2025).
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