Guatemala
Guatemalan prosecutors have made progress in cases of corruption and abuse, due in significant part to support the Attorney General’s Office has received from the UN-backed International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Yet efforts to promote accountability for atrocities committed during the country’s internal armed conflict – which ended in 1996 – have had mixed results, and impunity for human rights abuses remains widespread. Threats and violence against human rights defenders and journalists remain a major concern. Gang-related violence is an important factor driving many people, including unaccompanied youth, to leave the country.
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“Every Day I Live in Fear”
Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT People in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and Obstacles to Asylum in the United States
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Deportation with a Layover
Failure of Protection under the US-Guatemala Asylum Cooperative Agreement
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News
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Guatemala: Investigate Excessive Use of Force by Police
Injuries, Detentions During Protests over Budget Cuts
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Guatemala: Congress Assaulting Judicial Independence
Lawmakers Should Address Alleged Corruption, Respect Constitutional Court Rulings
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Interview: LGBT People Flee Violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
Discrimination Follows them from Home to the US Border
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Anti-LGBT Persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
US Barriers to Asylum Block Path to Safety
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Guatemala: Rights Official at Risk of Criminal Prosecution
Ombudsperson Under Attack for Defending Sexual and Reproductive Rights
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Guatemala: Rights Official at Risk of Dismissal
Congress Attacks Ombudsperson’s Support of LGBT Rights, Abortion Access
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US: Abusive Transfers of Asylum Seekers to Guatemala
Agreement Denies Hondurans, Salvadorans Effective Protection
