AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPublic Prosecutor Reform: Guatemala’s attorney general Gabriel García Luna is reshaping the Public Prosecutor’s Office after years of corruption under María Consuelo Porras, including a review of politically targeted cases and coordination with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. UN Human Rights Watch: A UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights will visit Guatemala Aug. 18–28 to assess how the government and companies meet their obligations, with meetings across multiple departments and a press conference in Guatemala City. Indigenous Art Spotlight: Rosa Elena Curruchich’s small, hidden Kaqchikel paintings are finally getting wider attention, with a current Guatemala City museum exhibition and an upcoming show at the University of Houston’s Blaffer Art Museum. Community & Environment: In Jalapa, rural Xinca women are organizing plastic-reduction cleanups through Ecolectivos, training local “promotoras” to cut waste and reduce harmful plastic burning. Culture Through Faith: The story of Blessed Stanley Rother—an Oklahoma priest who returned to Guatemala despite death threats—is being promoted through new film coverage and church reflections tied to his legacy. Immigration Shockwaves (US): A Guatemalan man’s illegal reentry plea follows a separate vigil marking one year since Carlos Roberto Montoya died fleeing immigration enforcement near a California Home Depot.
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