During the first quarter of 2022, several former justice officials have been arrested, including Leyly Santizo, former employee of the International Commission Against Impunity (CICIG), and Siomara Sosa, former prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity (FECI). According to the Attorney General’s Office (MP), this is part of an [...]
(Photo taken during recent manifestations in the capital. Sign reads: No danger, killer state. Gendri Reyes: leave your position now. Alejandro Giammattei: Stop lying. Consuelo Porras: stop surveilling!) By: María Reyes The independence and impartiality of Guatemala's justice system have been in decline since the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity [...]
Por: María Reyes La independencia e imparcialidad del sistema de justicia en Guatemala han estado en declive desde que la Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad (CICIG), respaldada por la ONU, fue desmantelada lentamente y, en 2019, expulsada del país. Uno de los bastiones que existían de la lucha contra la [...]
On December 1st, 2020, Xinka, Ixil and Garifuna authorities met with a mission from the Organization of American States (OAS). They called on the OAS to recommend that President Giammetei and the Congress' Executive Council resign and cease attacks against the Constitutional Court and Human Rights Ombudsperson. See below for [...]
This article first appeared in the Winter 2016 edition of Herizons magazine. By Jackie McVicar Guatemala has had its share of political turmoil in the past six months. In April, the UN-mandated International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala uncovered a customs fraud ring involving high ranking public servants and elected [...]
Guatemala’s National Strike Demands and End to Corruption and Impunity: The week before Guatemala's General Elections sees Hundreds of Thousands of Guatemalans in the Streets August 28, 2015 By Lisa Rankin and Jackie McVicar, BTS Staff Guatemala City & Tatamagouche Thousands of Guatemalans gather in the Central Plaza during [...]
