Human Rights Watch has posted a note regarding the nomination process for the election of the new Attorney General to succeed María Consuelo Porras. HRW has also highlighted the role of The Foundation against Terrorism (FCT) in trying to undermine… Read More ›
Consuelo Porras
Crackdown on Guatemala Prosecutors Intensifies Amid Presidential Corruption Claims
Alex Papadovassilakis writes in InSight Crime on the continuing hollowing out of independent prosecutors who have been tackling the rampant corruption and impunity that is gripping Guatemala. With cries of corruption mounting against Guatemala’s president, the country’s Attorney General, Consuelo… Read More ›
More Dismantling Of Human Rights In Guatemala
News came through, the other day, of yet more egregious dismantling of the Guatemala judiciary in favour of promoting impunity for crimes against humanity. AP announced that: Guatemala’s attorney general has transferred the prosecutor leading the office that took former… Read More ›
The Forced Exile
Juan Francisco Sandoval wrote a piece for the ‘Justice in the Americas’ blog of the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF). The blog contains versions in Spanish and in English. On March 5, 2003, I joined Guatemala’s Public Prosecutor’s Office… Read More ›
Who Controls Justice’s Sword?
El Faro English recently put out a note reflecting on the state of the judiciary in Central America, and highlighting the various to and fros with the U.S. State Department. In relation to Guatemala, the focus is, of course, on… Read More ›
Alianza Por Las Reformas – letter to G13
The Alianza Por Las Reformas (Alliance For Reforms) is a coalition of 40 civil society organisations, diverse and democratic, which was formed in in 2017 to promote and advocate for different reforms necessary for a more just country. It brings… Read More ›
To The Public
The former head of FECI, Juan Francisco Sandoval released a statement, from exile, in which he responded to attacks from the Attorney General. The statement is above and any errors in translation are mine. To The Public: The Attorney General,… Read More ›
Guatemala’s Government Is Defying Biden’s Anti-Corruption Efforts
Jeff Abbott writes a column in The Progressive, The Other Americans, and this is from his latest piece. The Guatemalan government, helmed by President Alejandro Giammattei, continues to impede the country’s institutions meant to combat official corruption. While these attempts… Read More ›
Assault on Guatemala’s Justice System Intensifies With Expulsion of Anti-Corruption Prosecutor
Julia Aikman Cifuentes and Adriana Beltrán write, in WOLA, about the recent sacking of Juan Francisco Sandoval, the wave of protests in response, and the criminalisation of members of the judiciary. They also talk of the massive corruption of the… Read More ›
Guatemala fires its top corruption prosecutor for being too effective
“That President Giammattei would confront the United States to protect major corruption targets says it all.” Stephen McFarland writes in Plaza Pública on the troubling direction facing Guatemala. The wilful moves of the governing elites to repudiate U.S. government’s support… Read More ›
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