I wanted to share this post from Rights Action to celebrate their work and to give voice to the community of Santa María Tzejá. Rights Action supporters may recall that from 1995-2010 we helped fund an empowering education project in… Read More ›
Impunity
Opportunity to reverse criminalisation of lawyers in Guatemala following new Attorney General appointment
Shared by Amnesty UK, Lawyers for Lawyers has joined the statement of the International Mission of Jurists for Guatemala following the appointment of Gabriel García Luna as the new Attorney General of the Republic and Head of the Public Prosecutor’s… Read More ›
After the Elections, the Debate Guatemala Keeps Putting Off
Juan Francisco Sandoval, the former head of Guatemala’s Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Impunity (FECI). writes in El Faro English about the need for Guatemala to discuss and tackle the systemic issues at the heart of the judicial system. There is… Read More ›
New Attorney General Must End Criminalization
Judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez shares, through the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC), his thoughts following the inauguration of Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as the new Attorney General. He examines how, under the administration of María Consuelo Porras, the Guatemalan judicial… Read More ›
Guatemala: New Attorney General appointed, Porras’s disastrous tenure ended
Marlies Stappers and Denis Martinez write in Impunity Watch about the newly appointed Attorney General, Gabriel García Luna, and the disastrous legacy of the previous AG, Consuelo Porras. The piece covers the various attempts of the incumbent AG to remain… Read More ›
New Guatemalan AG Starts Cleaning House After Years of Corruption and Lawfare
A new attorney general took office in Guatemala amid calls to restore confidence after his predecessor fueled the ranks of exiles and prisoners of conscience. This removes what President Arévalo had long called an obstacle: an adversary as top prosecutor…. Read More ›
Guatemala’s Attorney General Selection: A Critical Test for the Rule of Law and U.S. Engagement
Ana María Méndez Dardón recently wrote in Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) about the challenges facing the rule of law in Guatemala as it seeks to select a new Attorney General and how Washington may, or may not, engage…. Read More ›
Guatemala: The fall of Consuelo Porras
Guatemala’s Attorney General for 8 years is bound to leave her office. She has been the nightmare of anticorruption prosecutors, human rights activists and transitional justice advocates. But does it signal profound change? Jody García writes in Justice Info on… Read More ›
GHRC – Recent Developments on Justice and Human Rights
In Guatemala high-stakes elections continue to be the battleground for forces of progress and forces against it. Elections for University of San Carlos rector are taking place in a climate of fear and intimidation, leading the Organization of American States… Read More ›
Guatemalan Gangs Step Into Politics and Drug Trafficking
Guatemala’s two major gangs appear to be evolving in different directions: The notorious 18th Street has waded into politics; the government suggests it is being politicized to stoke chaos. Meanwhile, in a series of strategic moves, MS-13 has wrested the… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 