The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Mexico and Central America (CeMeCA) at Columbia University cordially invite you to a virtual event discussion:
Guatemala: Democracy in the Crosshairs
with:
Claudia Escobar Mejía, Distinguished Visiting Professor – Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
Flor de Maria Gálvez, Human Rights Lawyer and former CICIG Mandatary
Jorge Santos, General Coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders Protection Unit-Guatemala (UDEFEGUA)
Anders Kompass, Former Swedish Ambassador to Central America, Senior Official at the United Nations
moderated by:
Jo-Marie Burt, Professor, George Mason University and Senior Fellow, WOLA
Guatemala today is suffering a growing crisis of the rule of law: the criminalization of anti-corruption efforts, the suppression of protest, and the persecution of human rights defenders. These dynamics are unfolding against a backdrop of uncertainty regarding whether President-Elect Bernardo Arevalo will be allowed to assume office in January. This panel brings together former diplomats, academics, human rights defenders, and exiles to examine these dynamics and to ask how Guatemalans and the international community can respond to this crisis.
Date: Monday, December 11
5:00- 6:30 pm EST
Location: Virtual
Please RSVP for the webinar panel here.
