Guatemala: Renewed Attacks Against Democracy

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Marcela Blanco (C), a member of the Semilla Party, arrives handcuffed for a hearing at the Palace of Justice after being arrested at her home in Guatemala City on November 16, 2023. © 2023 Orlando Estrada/AFP via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – Guatemala’s Attorney General’s Office, Congress, and Supreme Court have taken new steps to undermine the rule of law and the rights of Guatemalans, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and Human Rights Watch said today. Foreign governments, including from the United States, the European Union, and Latin America, should…

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