Indigenous survivors pursue justice at genocide trial in Guatemala | Crimes Against Humanity News

Indigenous survivors pursue justice at genocide trial in Guatemala | Crimes Against Humanity News

Warning: This article contains details of violence that may be upsetting. Guatemala City, Guatemala – Jesus Tecu remembers wrapping his little brother in his arms in an attempt to protect the two-year-old from the horrors unfolding around them. It was March 13, 1982, and their village of Rio Negro —…

As Arevalo inauguration approaches, Guatemalans express cautious optimism | Elections News

As Arevalo inauguration approaches, Guatemalans express cautious optimism | Elections News

Guatemala City, Guatemala – Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is poised to assume office on Sunday, following his landslide victory in the 2023 presidential elections. But Arevalo’s impending inauguration has been overshadowed by a string of recent legal attacks against him and his party — widely interpreted as attempts to overturn…

The price of passage: Migrants fear threat of extortion in Guatemala | Migration News

The price of passage: Migrants fear threat of extortion in Guatemala | Migration News

Tapachula, Mexico – Luis Alfredo Rodriguez held his young son’s hand as he walked along a busy street near Tapachula’s central plaza, asking for money from those passing by. The 27-year-old Venezuelan migrant had just crossed into the Mexican border city hours earlier with seven of his relatives, including his…

Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News

Year of the underdog: How ‘outsiders’ upended Latin America’s elections | Elections News

Buenos Aires, Argentina – Poverty through the roof. Out-of-control inflation. Overwhelming debt. Javier Milei painted the grimmest of pictures when he delivered his inaugural address as president of Argentina earlier this month. “There is no money,” he said in a grave voice. “There is no alternative to tightening our belt….

UN raises alarm on attempts to annul Guatemala’s general election results | Elections News

UN raises alarm on attempts to annul Guatemala’s general election results | Elections News

UN human rights chief calls ‘persistent and systematic’ attempts to undermine poll outcome ‘extremely disturbing’. The United Nations high commissioner for human rights deplored “persistent and systematic” attempts to undermine the outcome of Guatemala’s elections and called for the will of voters to be upheld, after public prosecutors moved to…

Guatemala prosecutors threaten to annul victory of President-elect Arevalo | Elections News

Guatemala prosecutors threaten to annul victory of President-elect Arevalo | Elections News

Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has declared the results of this year’s presidential race “unalterable”, after public prosecutors openly questioned whether to annul the vote. The prosecutors’ statements sparked a domestic and international firestorm, marking what critics consider the latest — and most directly stated — effort to overturn President-elect…