GUATEMALA In Guatemala, organized crime has been a problem for decades. A previous document from the same unit, however, stated that this figure was 665, of which 195 of the cases were termed as "non-violent" deaths. Nonetheless, there are steps that the government, with international backing, should undertake to ensure that the PNC becomes a professional force capable of investigating and preventing the crime that threatens Guatemalan democracy. The CGRS director notes that many women do not report domestic violence due to a lack of "confidence in the justice system to provide protection and a just result," as well as lack of economic opportunities and shelters (24 Apr. Such attitudes coupled with the lack of genuine sanctions for officials who fail to take action to prevent violence against women continues to perpetuate the idea that female victims are to blame for their own deaths and that violence against women is acceptable rather than a violation of girls' and women's fundamental human rights. Contradictory and incomplete data relating to the killings of women and girls, including the near total invisibility of gender-based violence in official reports and analysis, continues to prevent the authorities from determining both the extent and the gender-based nature of the violence suffered by the victims. He has also promised to strengthen the police by adding thousands of recruits, while restarting stalled efforts to overhaul the institution. Clearly, children have little protection or support available in this area and are left without any security. Lack of coordination regarding the respective roles of police investigators and the Public Ministry prosecutors means that many cases do not advance beyond the initial investigation stage. Impact of Reporting Gang Activities to Police in Guatemala Nov 10, 2021 Indigenous Discrimination and Danger in the Mexican State of Guerrero The cooperation and coordination between police investigators and public prosecutors should be strengthened to ensure immediate, coordinated and effective investigations into all cases of abduction and murder of women and girls. (7) The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Yakin Ertürk, visited Guatemala in February 2004 and issued her subsequent observations and recommendations in February 2005 (see E/CN.4/2005/72/Add.3). On 6 November 2005, the dismembered parts of an unidentified woman were found in three bin bags in Guatemala City. A series of arrests in Guatemala has brought down a criminal group made up of police officers working as drug dealers and hitmen, showing how the country has not been spared from the growing crisis of police criminality across the region. The ineptitude of the system results from lack of funding and training, low morale and corruption. Rosa Franco talking to Amnesty International in April 2006. Solution. The response by police authorities to reports of missing women or girls, including cases where there are witnesses to their abduction, continues to be inadequate. (20) See La Nación, Violencia se ensaña con mujeres en Guatemala, 2 April 2006 and Feminicidio en Guatemala. Such a system should ensure that data is not just collected but also routinely collated, widely published and used to inform targeted government planning and policies. Country Summary: Violent crime such as extortion, murder, armed robbery, carjacking, narcotics trafficking and gang activity are common in Guatemala. According to the police Female Homicide Unit by the end of 2005 they had archived 100 cases out of a total of 224 cases of murdered women and girls allegedly due to a lack of evidence because families no longer wanted investigations or witnesses were no longer willing to talk for fear of reprisals. (38) Furthermore, while the recent Congressional Commission's opinion proposes amending Article 106 of the Penal Code, the provision which allows the victim to pardon the perpetrator in cases that are not prosecutable ex-officio, including cases of rape and other sexual crime, still remains, making victims vulnerable to pressure not to file complaints.(39). In the case of 19-year-old university student Claudina Velsquez who was studying to become a lawyer, her dead body was found on 13 August 2005. In April 2006 AI was informed that 552 women were murdered during 2005. Police agents are obliged to take immediate action to locate women who have been reported missing or respond to emergency calls where witnesses report that someone has been abducted. Uniformed police agents who came to the hotel allegedly removed the spent shells and told the hotel owner to wash away the blood. Police Reform in Guatemala: Obstacles and Opportunities, Curtain Falls on Guatemalas International Commission against Impunity. Guatemala once again had the fourth highest rate of killings worldwide of land and environmental defenders per capita; 13 were killed in 2020, according to the NGO Global Witness. The new president, a retired general, campaigned on the promise that his government would combat crime with an iron fist. Telephone interview with police investigador, 16 May 2006. with regard to the Guatemalan Government's implementation of the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Concern was also expressed over the tendency of the authorities to blame the victims rather than focusing resources on investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators of the killings. In the case of Cristina Hernndez (see first page) the police failed to respond to the desperate pleas of her family despite neighbours having witnessed her abduction. Lack of protection for survivors of violence against women and girls in Central America - KIND Voices That Matter Most Become a Volunteer Interpreter/Translator Blog Media English Blog Home Blog Why do they flee? Guatemalans Have Had Enough. (14), According to research carried out by the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office (Procuradoría de Derechos Humanos PDH) in the majority (80%) of cases of murdered men they are killed using fire arms with no intimate physical contact between the victim and the perpetrator. WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. It is difficult to establish a clear picture regarding the extent of the violence perpetrated against women or to draw conclusions regarding the identity or the motives of the perpetrators due to the poor quality of investigations and the absence of documentation regarding gender-based violence suffered by the victim prior to being killed. (40) In cases that occurred prior to December 2005, however, Article 200 can still apply. Local human rights organisations believe the break-in was linked to the prominent role played by the Women's Sector in calling for an end to violence against women in Guatemala. Those cities are also the location of two model precincts, supported by the U.S. government, which finances the vetting and training of police and supports programs designed to strengthen police-community collaboration. 5 in Mixco, as after that I didn't feel like going. The Ministry of Interior ( Ministerio de Gobernacin) is in charge of Guatemala's law enforcement services. In 2006, Guatemala and the United Nations agreed to create the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), an independent investigatory body that helped convict more than. (21), In Guatemala serious deficiencies persist in the organization and functioning of the judicial system, which are due to an inadequate normative framework and certain practices which do not allow an independent, impartial and effective administration of justice based on respect for human rights."(22). (5) The women's organization Sobrevivientes (Survivors) puts the figure at 243 based on press reports and visits to the city's central morgue. The realities were much closer several weeks ago in Guatemala, . The remaining four cases are cases from outside the department of Guatemala. (23) See Policía Nacional Civil busca investigadores, El Periodico, 6 January 2006. (8) See Resolución del Parlamento Europeo sobre Guatemala, P6_TA-PROV(2005)0304, 7 July 2005, See www.acnur.org/biblioteca/pdf/3643.pdf. deny the petition in part and otherwise dismiss it for lack of jurisdiction. Review our privacy policy for more details. Since the death of his daughter, Claudina's father had repeatedly visited the Public Ministry, suggested lines of investigation and even carried out independent inquiries. Amnesty International believes that collection of and reference to such data is a necessary requirement for the development of sound policies to combat gender-based violence. See Fed. It also perpetuates violence against women and fosters a climate of impunity for crimes committed against women and girls. After making landfall on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast . Roughly one-quarter of them live in conditions of extreme . Clara Fabiola García subsequently died in hospital. Its remit includes law and order, national security, border control and prison services. As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, doctors and other healthcare workers are witnessing limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), particularly appropriate masks, and being confronted by difficult situations that pit their desire to remain safe against their duty to help patients. (25) As noted by the International Commission of Jurists one of the main flaws in the criminal investigation is the lack of institutional coordination between the Public Ministry and the PNC. Numbers for the start of 2009 indicate that the rate may grow even higher. the lack of any indication that the police would not assist if called again, and the legal protections and services discussed in the country reports, it was reasonable for the BIA to decide that the . For example, a female victim who has been raped, tortured and suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head will have these details recorded in the autopsy report, a paper document compiled by hand by a forensic doctor. (34) Article 180 applies to articles 176 and 177 (estupro, sexual activity with a minor) that state that the honesty of the woman or in this case a minor is a basic requirement for establishing the existence of a crime. It is concerned about the insufficient efforts to conduct thorough investigations, the absence of protection measures for witnesses, victims' families and the lack of information and data regarding the cases, the causes of violence and the profiles of the victims.(9). The spent shells were reportedly never submitted as part of the investigation. Since 2001 over 2,200 women and girls have been murdered in Guatemala and the rate of murders is on the increase. It began when George Zimmerman was found not guilty for shooting unarmed 17-year-old black boy, Trayvon Martin, on Feb, 26, 2012. The organization is concerned, however, that four years after the original reform proposal was presented to Congress, and after two previous favourable opinions, without the necessary political will and momentum, these reforms may yet again stall at the approval stage in Congress. 2. (6) For example, on 24 June 2005 Marta Olga Caseros Batres's body was found in zone 6 of Guatemala City. 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A more aggressive method must be implemented without delay as without a gender perspective the investigation into the killing of a woman is contaminated. The testimony of Clara Fabiola, was key to securing the 100 year prison sentence in February 2005 against gang member Oscar Gabriel Morales Ortiz, alias "Small". Guatemalans gathered in Plaza de la Constitucin in downtown Guatemala City, which has been renamed by feminist collectives as Plaza de las Nias in memory of the 41 girls who died inside a state-ran . (11) In view of the deficiencies in the collection and management of data, the figures provided in this report should not be read as definitive. The 25,000 members of the National Civil Police (PNC) are on the front lines of Guatemalas battle against crime. The UN recommends that a country employ at least 222 police officers for every 100,000 residents. On May 24, 2020, a 34-year-old Guatemalan man was the second detainee to die from COVID-19 in ICE custody. The obligation to investigate and prosecute all cases of murders ex-officio rarely happens. (14) For example see Femicidio en Guatemala: crimenes contra la humanidad, Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG), November 2005, p67-90. (10), The precise number of women who have been murdered continues to be disputed with the Public Ministry, the National Civilian Police (PNC) and the Judiciary generating and referring to different statistics. The government of President Otto Prez Molina must reboot and revitalise police reform, as part of an overall effort to strengthen justice and law enforcement, with financial support from the U.S. and other countries interested in preventing Guatemala from becoming a haven for organised crime. (42) See CAT/C/GTM/CO/4, 18 May 2006, www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/docs/AdvanceVersions/CAT.C.GTM.CO.4.pdf. For example, on 5 June 2006 both the offices of the Women's Sector (Sector de Mujeres), a group of non-governmental women's organizations, and the National Union of Guatemalan Women (Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas) were broken into. The study, Global and Regional Trends in Women's Legal Protection Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment, also found that close to 1.4 billion women lack legal protection against domestic economic violence. Founded by five female community leaders in 2001, it now counts more than 400 women from 65. Since 2007, the CICIG has supported corruption probes that resulted in the indictment of Guatemala's former president and vice president; the [] The failure of the authorities to identify, detain and bring to justice those responsible for the killings of women and girls sends the message to perpetrators that they will not be held accountable for their actions. Tax administration High risk The tax administration carries a moderate-to-high corruption risk. Central Americans targeted by gangs face a difficult choice: leave everything behind or stay put and risk death. Such training should refer to international standards and expertise including on how to detect, document and investigate cases of gender-based violence. Victim's families that do undertake investigative efforts or press the state to pursue investigations are subject to threats, harassment, and attacks. Another issue is child marriage, which has life-long consequences. High levels of social conflict continue in Guatemala today as a result of the exclusions of the past, a weak state presence and response, lack of legal certainty of land and property ownership, polarization of ideas borne from the armed conflict and in some other cases the difference of opinion in which development model to adopt in the (19) Quoted in the press: La Nación, Violencia se ensana con mujeres en Guatemala, 2 April 2006. News March 2, 2023 Colombia: The National Police must be comprehensively reformed. As one of the Unit's police officers told Amnesty International we don't have the tools to carry out the work. These contextual factors complicate the identification of neglect and raise a number of difficult dilemmas for child protection workers that are exacerbated by limited Guatemalan legislation on. Such attitudes are evident in public statements by government officials. The majority (23.8%) of cases classified as "solved" were "archivado" (cases where the Public Ministry desisted from the prosecution either because of alleged lack of collaboration from witnesses or family members, at the request of victims' families or due to lack of evidence), "dismissed" (desestimaciones y actos conclusorios) (8.4%), the suspects were cleared (2.6%) or the cases were provisionally closed (2%). At least 12 rural and indigenous activists were killed or died under disputed circumstances between January and July, according to the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (UDEFEGUA). The wealthiest 10 percent of Guatemalans earn 47.5 percent of national income, while less than 20 percent is allocated to the poorest 60 percent. (15) Many victims are raped, tortured or mutilated before being killed. (44) It was the third time the offices of the Women's Sector had been broken into. Only a few months later, under the leadership of a retired Lieutenant Colonel that served during the genocidal dictatorship of Efran Ros Montt, the police drew . Subsequent calls to the delivery agencies established that no such parcel existed. (12). An average of 101 murders per week were reported in 2018. Lack of protection for survivors of violence against women and girls in Central America Why do they flee? When Police Repression is Not Enough: A U.S. In the case of 20-year-old Cristina Hernndez, killed on 27 July 2005, for example, Amnesty International was informed that the Public Ministry was not actively investigating the case allegedly because the father is no longer collaborating. This places Guatemala amongst the countries with the highest murder rates in Latin America, with approximately 44 murders per 100,000 inhabitants. (38) A draft bill on sexual harassment in the workplace was sent to Congress in 2002. Despite increased technical resources given to crime scene investigation, the quality of investigations, including the collection and preservation of forensic evidence, continues to be woefully inadequate, with many reports of evidence being lost or damaged and the failure to follow leads. 6. When the family presented the clothes to the Public Ministry to assist in the investigation, they were reportedly told to burn them or throw them away. (4) According to the Human Rights Ombudsman's Office (Procuradoría de Derechos Humanos PDH) while the killings of men increased by 45% between 2002 and 2005, the number of women killed during this time increased by 63%. Considering the positive police response after the only undisputed report, the lack of any indication that the police would not assist if called again, and the legal protections and services discussed in the country reports, it was reasonable for the BIA to decide that the authorities were ab le and willing to protect petitioners. Underfunded, poorly trained and often outgunned, they are frequently incapable or unwilling to confront criminals and gain the public trust needed to build a state based on rule of law. (18) As noted by the PDH no arrests were made in 97% of cases,(19) more than 70% of the cases have not been investigated and the motive for the killing is unknown. In two municipalities outside Guatemala City, Villa Nueva and Mixco, activist mayors are trying to combat gangs and create stronger ties between the local communities and law enforcement. R. App. Law enforcement in Guatemala Read Edit View history Guatemalan law enforcement, mainly performed by the civilian-led National Civil Police of Guatemala (PNC), yet assisted by its military, which has a poor record with regard to human rights violations. A multinational investigation involving the United States . Neighbours witnessed the abduction and immediately alerted her father who later related: I borrowed a car from a neighbour and my son and I tried to chase them in the car. Gangs, in particular, single out informants . result of a lack of sufficient training. But despite these efforts, Guatemala, with its neighbours in the Northern Triangle of Central America, remains one of the most violent countries in the world. Such a system should also be used to measure the impact of any measures adopted by the Government to address violence against women and girls. Advocacy efforts involve engagement of communities, traditional and . Congress suspended the latest budget bill following widespread protests against self-serving political elites. In June 2005 Amnesty International published a report No protection, no justice: killings of women in Guatemala(3) to highlight the murder of women and girls in Guatemala and the state's failure to exercise due diligence in preventing, investigating and punishing these crimes. (32), Persistence of discriminatory legislation. Intense gang warfare continues to plague El Salvador, undeterred by successive governments' heavy-handed and militarised repression policies. It also looked at the discrimination that lies at the heart of gender-based violence experienced by women in Guatemalan society and some of the laws, and investigative and judicial practices that perpetuate such discrimination. The organisations signing this letter are respectfully writing to remind you of the obligation of the State of Guatemala to comply without delay with the ruling of 2014 of the Inter-American Court of Human Right "Human Rights Defender and Others vs. Guatemala", in which the adoption of a Public Policy for the Protection of Human Rights . (36) For example on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the initiative of the Congressional Commission on Women, the Guatemalan Congress passed resolution 20-2005 in which it committed itself to taking steps to eradicate violence against women in Guatemala, in particular to legislate against discriminatory legislation. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2005, numerous families took part in demonstrations in the capital, calling on the authorities to put an end to the impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of violence against women. She had been shot and traces of semen were found on her body. The following morning their daughter's dead body was found dumped in a nearby river in Amatitln, her head covered with a black bag and her hands tied. In the case of the rape and murder of Oliberta Elizabeth Calel Gómez, on 2 April 2005 former police agent Bartolome Teni Cu was sentenced to 60 years 50 years for the murder and 10 years for the rape. In the case of women, however, 69% are murdered using a firearm and in 31% of cases the attackers use direct physical violence (knives, blunt objects, strangulation). I. According to the police unit charged with the investigation of murders of women in the department of Guatemala, during 2005 there were up to a total of 665 murders of women throughout the country 246 murders of women in the department of Guatemala alone a 26 % increase from 2004 (527). purge of Guatemala's reformed police force after being named interior . The heavy case loads, lack of equipment and the continuing severe shortage of police investigators,(23) means that in the majority of cases the initial investigation, in particular the way in which the crime scene and other important evidence is processed, is flawed. 2630, see www.congreso.gob.gt/gt/ver_iniciativa.asp?id=348. On 22 March 2005, 22-year-old sex worker, "Perla", was murdered in a hotel in the red light district, Cerrito del Carmen in Guatemala City. To Amnesty International's knowledge no steps have been taken to change the perception that many women are in some way to blame for their own deaths or to sanction officials that make such statements. Poverty can lead parents to encourage their children to . Relevant state institutions should coordinate their actions to ensure that these are fully implemented and appropriately assessed with agreed timelines and benchmarks. The alarming number of killings and lack of an effective government response has also caught the attention of the international community and prompted demonstrations across Latin America and hearings in the European Parliament and the US Congress. In Guatemala, the justice system is increasingly losing credibility, as evidence emerges that the courts have been co-opted by organized crime, drug trafficking, and corruption networks. She had been shot four times and bitten all over her body. Official statistics focus on the cause of death, leaving out data regarding sexual violence, mutilation and dismemberment, rendering invisible the nature, history and dimensions of gender-based violence suffered by many victims. Between January and June 2005, 1,442 cases of violence against women in the family were registered in Guatemala but in only two murders of women during 2005 was the motive described as violence against women in the family. The state must improve the ability of officers to respond to such calls, and those officers who fail to discharge their duties effectively must be held to account. Compounding the difficulties reformers face is that change must take place following a decade of rising violence, much of it fuelled by organised crime, including Mexican drug cartels. KCA sued the national police in domestic courts for more protection. This coverage helped highlight all the shootings that were happening by the police. (41) In May 2006 the Committee against Torture (CAT) published its concluding observations following the consideration of Guatemala's fourth periodic report. removal, and protection under CAT with the Immigration Court. In common with some other Central American countries, Guatemala experiences high levels of violent crime. It is concerned about the insufficient efforts to conduct thorough investigations, the absence of protection measures for witnesses, victims' families and the lack of information and data regarding the cases, the causes of violence and the profiles of the victims. The murder rate for both men and women has continued to rise, with 23 % more murders in 2005 (5,338 murders) as compared to 2004 (4,346 murders) according to police figures, with 2005 figures representing the highest figures since the end of Guatemala's internal armed conflict (1960-1996). (36) As noted by CEDAW in relation to the consideration of Guatemala's sixth periodic report, implementation of legal measures to protect women's rights and promote women's empowerment would not be easy as much of Guatemala's male-dominated Congress had been reluctant to approve draft legislation in that regard and that the existing imbalance among the three branches of the State, (which) results in the resistance to adopt and modify legislation aimed at protecting women's human rights. The main threat to young people in Guatemala is the high level of impunity for crimes against children and adolescents. (17) At the time of writing, only two cases of killings in 2005 had resulted in convictions. After repeated requests, including by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in February 2006 one police officer was finally stationed outside her home during the day from Monday to Friday. (35) The draft law was first presented in March 2002. 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