The teenagers were being held in a state-run home in 2017. The court orders an investigation into former president Jimmy Morales. Sofía Menchú writes in El País América on the outcome of the trial against state functionaries with regard to… Read More ›
El País
The other Guatemala stands up for democracy
Indigenous people are rallying to defend the country’s constitution and uphold the election of Bernardo Arévalo as president Sergio Ramírez writes an Opinion, in El País English, on the challenges facing democracy in Guatemala and the resistance to corruption being… Read More ›
Clandestine Structures in Guatemala Consummate Witch Hunt against Judge of “Death Squad Dossier” Case
Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada write in El Faro English on the resignation of Miguél Ángel Gálvez as Guatemalan High-Risk Judge, and his announcement of exile. Corrupt officials and war criminals sought to make an example out of Gálvez, as… Read More ›
“Malnutrition in Guatemala is a political strategy”.
Noor Mahtani writes in El País, as part of their Planeta Futuro series, about the scourge of hunger among Indigenous children and the Government’s unwillingness to do anything that might change the future prospects of poor Guatemalans. Any errors in… Read More ›