The families dared to hope that, at last, they might see justice done. But with an increasingly co-opted justice system and a majority of judges exiled or beholden to mafias and corrupt politicians, that hope is fading fast.
The families dared to hope that, at last, they might see justice done. But with an increasingly co-opted justice system and a majority of judges exiled or beholden to mafias and corrupt politicians, that hope is fading fast.
Guatemala will hold general elections for president, legislators, and mayors in June 2023, in a context of deterioration of the rule of law and human rights safeguards. Nominations for candidates opened on January 20 and continue through March.
Incidents of Guatemala’s judges and prosecutors being forced to resign, dismissed, harassed, intimidated, arrested and judicially persecuted are being recorded with increased frequency. Notably, all those affected in the reports have been involved in investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating large-scale high-level corruption and gross human rights violations.