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    Ahead of elections, Guatemala’s strides and setbacks in justice

    May 10, 2019 2 minutes

    Guatemala has been held up as a model in the region for fighting corruption. But recently the system has faced attacks. And more people are fleeing.

    What has changed in terms of fighting corruption?

    The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is a United Nations-backed investigative body that launched more than a decade ago to root out some of the most “untouchable” cases of corruption, drug trafficking, genocide, money laundering, and other high-profile crimes in the country. The commission

    The country has fought to hold people accountable for civil war atrocities. Do the recent developments affect this?Does the upcoming presidential election offer hope for justice?What do corruption and impunity have to do with migration?

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