Party volatility remains extremely high. In 35 years of formal democracy, almost 100 political parties have come and gone Dinorah Azpuru writes in World Politics Review about the challenges facing justice and democracy as Guatemala looks forward to elections next… Read More ›
Corruption
TrialWatch to Monitor Guatemalan Journalist’s Trial
The Clooney Foundation for Justice has posted a piece regarding the trial of José Rubén Zamora, another example of the state criminalising someone seeking to shine a light on corruption within the Guatemala system. This is as part of their… Read More ›
Guatemala: former president sentenced to 16 years for corruption
Otto Pérez Molina and his vice-president found guilty seven years after they were forced from office but culture of impunity persists Jeff Abbott writes in The Guardian about the sentencing of the former president and his vice-president following their being… Read More ›
International Organisations Denounce Serious Setbacks in ‘Diario Militar’ Case
International organisations recently issued a statement denouncing decisions made regarding the Diario Militar case, or ‘Death Squad Diary’ case, which seek to shut down the case contrary to law and violating the right of families to a prompt and fulfilled… Read More ›
La Puya – A Mining Lawsuit In Guatemala Shows How Trade Courts Put Locals Last
A U.S. mining company is suing Guatemala over a shuttered project. The state relied on affected communities to mount a legal defense, but now it’s trying to bypass them to open the mine. Ana Sandoval writes in Foreign Policy In… Read More ›
The Distortion of Justice in Guatemala
A sham trial against a former anti-corruption prosecutor gets underway, while a judge gives an alleged war criminal a “get out of jail free” card. Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada write in WOLA about justice in Guatemala today. While a… Read More ›
Amnesty International demands immediate and unconditional release of prisoner of conscience Virginia Laparra
In response to the continued criminalisation of Virginia Laparra, Amnesty International published an item in her support as a ‘prisoner of conscience’. Former prosecutor Virginia Laparra, who was head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Impunity (FECI) in Quetzaltenango, is… Read More ›
The judge, the prosecutor and the journalist
Marielos Monzón wrote an Opinion piece in Prensa Libre about the state, and judiciary, capture carried out by ‘The Pact of the Corrupt’ in Guatemala, through the lens of what is being done to Virginia Laparra, Miguel Ángel Gálvez, and… Read More ›
Guatemala: UN expert condemns targeting of prosecutor and judge
The Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR) posted a statement from the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, urging Guatemalan authorities to take immediate action to ensure the safety of former… Read More ›
Death Squad Dossier Judge Recounts His Fearful Months before Exile
“There’s a strong terror taking hold in Guatemala” Julie López writes in El Faro English about the terrorism currently being directed against independent members of the Guatemala judiciary, and especially, against judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez, who was recently forced into… Read More ›
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