“The Commissions have not excluded from the process aspiring magistrates, judges, lawyers, prosecutors and magistrates who have participated in acts of corruption and who have been involved in the corruption of the judiciary.” The Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (GHRC) recently… Read More ›
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Guatemala Reform Agenda Hinges on Crucial High Court Elections
Vaclav Mašek Sánchez writes in El Faro English about the challenges facing Bernardo Arévalo in seeking to deepen democracy in Guatemala, in a structural sense, through the election of magistrates in the country. Since the removal of the CICIG, many… Read More ›
Judge who protected the son of Jimmy Morales will decide the future of Erika Aifán
The Supreme Court of Justice agreed to process a preliminary judgment against Judge Erika Aifán. The complaint was filed by Wilber Castellanos, known to have been in contact with Gustavo Alejos, currently in jail. What does the resolution say? What… Read More ›