The international organizations that make up the International Observatory on Guatemala express grave concerns regarding news that today, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala will be hearing an amparo (a legal protective mechanism) related to the swearing in of Gloria Porras. This amparo, which would revoke the election of Gloria Porras, is the latest of a series of irregular actions taken against Magistrate Porras and is emblematic of broader attacks against independent judges and prosecutors in Guatemala. We urge the Constitutional Court to assume its role as the highest judicial body in Guatemala, guaranteeing the rule of law and democratic guarantees by rejecting the amparo that aims to impede Gloria Porras from being sworn in in accordance with the law.
Read the joint statement here.
