Press Release
Guatemala: Immediate and Unconditional Release of Prisoners of Conscience Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán
Every day they remain in prison compounds the violation of their human rights.
May 6, 2026
Press Release
Guatemala: Six Months of Injustice and Criminalization Against Indigenous Representatives from Totonicapá
For six months, the justice system has repeatedly violated the rights of Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán.
October 23, 2025
Press Release
Guatemala: UN Committee Calls for Guarantees that No Girl Will Be Forced to Become a Mother
The UN Human Rights Committee's ruling against Guatemala reaffirms the principle that no girl should be forced to face unwanted…
June 10, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International Warns of Devastating Consequences as Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Threaten Human Rights Globally
The Trump administration’s abrupt, chaotic and sweeping suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives and human rights…
May 29, 2025
Blog
Press Freedom Under Threat
On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a light on courageous journalists around the world who risk everything to expose…
May 1, 2025
Press Release
Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns the Return to Prison of Journalist Jose Rubén Zamora
The new arrest is clearly arbitrary and solely for his journalistic work investigating and denouncing corruption.
March 12, 2025
Blog
In the Wake of Secretary Rubio’s First International Trip, U.S. - Latin America Relations Must Center Human Rights
Amnesty International urges Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reset the relationship between the US and Latin America during his…
January 31, 2025
Press Release
Guatemala: International Organizations Demand Due Process Guarantees at Key Hearing for Jose Rubén Zamora’s Release
Jose Rubén Zamora has been unjustly deprived of his liberty for over 800 days in the Mariscal Zavala prison in…
October 18, 2024
Press Release
Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns New Judgment Against Former Prosecutor Virginia Laparra
In December 2022, Amnesty International declared Virginia Laparra a prisoner of conscience. Charges against her must be dropped.
July 8, 2024
Report
The Entire System Against Us: Criminalization of Women Justice Operators and Human Rights Defenders in Guatemala
Amnesty International has recorded instances of criminalization of justice operators in Guatemala since 2018 in this report.
May 29, 2024
Press Release
Guatemala: Amnesty International Condemns Gender Bias in the Systematic Criminalization of Justice Operators and Human Rights Defenders
The fact that the women who reported, investigated or heard these cases of corruption are the ones who are now on…
May 23, 2024
Press Release
Bernardo Caal Xol should never have spent a day in prison
Today, March 24, 2022, Bernardo Caal Xol was released from the penitentiary centre in Cobán after more than four years…
March 24, 2022