The United States is acquiescing in the destruction of one of the few institutions that has shown success in targeting the main causes of Guatemala’s dysfunction.
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Protesters demonstrate against Guatemala President Jimmy Morales’s treatment of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala City on September 25, 2018.
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January 10, 2019Rule of Law
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