The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), the Latin America Working Group Education Fund, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (GHRC), and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLf) have, together, presented three reports into the challenges being faced by human… Read More ›
Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC)
Wounds Reopened: The Impacts of Democratic Backsliding on Human Rights in Guatemala
GHRC/USA led an Emergency Human Rights Delegation to Guatemala to document the impacts of the democratic backsliding and destruction of rule of law on human rights defenders. The delegation met with, among others, defenders, lawyers, journalists, Indigenous land defenders, and… Read More ›
Judicial Persecution of Anti-Corruption Prosecutors Increases
The latest update from Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) features the arrests of six prosecutors who were investigating high-level corruption. Since February 10, the Guatemalan Public Ministry has issued seven arrests warrants for attorneys connected to the former International Commission… Read More ›
2021 Alice Zachmann Award: El Estor Resistance
The Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) recently announced that the winner of the annual Alice Zachmann Human Rights Award, for 2021, is being awarded to The El Estor Resistance. In October of this year, Indigenous authorities, along with the Fisherman’s… Read More ›
Condemnation of Human Rights Violations Occurring Under the State of Siege in El Estor
Ten human rights organisations recently released a joint statement condemning police brutality in El Estor. Read the pronouncement below. You can read the above condemnation on the website of GHRC, here, GHRC – Condemnation. You can read more about the… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 