Guatemala: Election Landslide
A candidate running on an anti-corruption platform unexpectedly overtook the former first lady.
A candidate running on an anti-corruption platform unexpectedly overtook the former first lady.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns stands with the Guatemalan people, condemning the Guatemalan Public Ministry’s judicial meddling in the country’s presidential elections.
A surprise second-place finish for anti-corruption candidate bodes well for a country plagued by corruption.
The resolution calls for ensuring that U.S. government-sponsored investment and international financial loans do not go to corrupt businesses and government entities, investigating and freezing the financial assets of corrupt individuals in the U.S. financial system, and suspending military assistance.
Growing crackdown on political dissent amid already significant corruption and human rights abuses raise concerns of authoritarianism.
Looking at Guatemala, Dan Moriarty of MOGC sees Christ's message of radical mercy as the way to interrupt and transform violence to a just peace.
An international campaign for alleviating poverty and suffering in Guatemala has launched a petition calling for new targeted sanctions by the United States.