Carolína Vásquez Araya writes a powerful defense of the Judge, Miguel Ángel Gálvez, in her blog, El Quinto Patio. Miguel Ángel Gálvez is one of the last of the judicial hold outs against corruption and tyranny in Guatemala. You can… Read More ›
Kevin O'Dell
Press Release – Concerns About Guatemala’s Attorney General Election Process
Various international organisations recently communicated a Press Release presented their concern over the election process for the new Attorney General to succeed María Consuelo Porras. Given that the incumbent appears to be, again, in the application process appears to suggest… Read More ›
Simply put, CACIF cannot continue destroying Guatemala
Claudia Virginia Samayoa is the founder and co-ordinator of UDEFEGUA, an organisation that works in the monitoring, investigation and raising awareness of organizations that defend Human Rights in Guatemala. She wrote recently, in La Hora, about the oligarchy, and big… Read More ›
GSN Newsletter – Spring 2022
GSN is trialling a new Newsletter so here is the first and we hope you find it of interest. You can use the links above to read it and download it.
A Country At War Against Its Women
Cristina Chiquín writes in Quorum about the ongoing violence, and femicide, being waged against Guatemala’s women and girls, the links to the past, and the State’s absence in taking responsibility. It is a disturbing piece, as you might expect, and… Read More ›
This judge is one of the last U.S. allies in the Guatemala corruption fight. Politicians keep trying to sideline her.
Kevin Sieff writes in The Washington Post on the challenges facing an independent judiciary in Guatemala through the situation of Judge Erika Aifán and the ongoing State attempts at criminalisation. Her bravery is unquestioned and neither is the cowardice of… Read More ›
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