Dr Alejandro Rodríguez: El sistema de justicia y su impacto en la democracia y DD. HH. en Guatemala

Title (EN): Presentation by Dr. Alejandro Rodríguez in the Context of the Conference ‘Rule of Law, Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua’ Title (ES): Presentación del Dr. Alejandro Rodríguez en el marco de la Conferencia ‘Estado de derecho, derechos humanos y personas privadas de libertad en El Salvador, Guatemala y Nicaragua’ On 7–8 May 2026, the international conference “Rule of Law, Human Rights and Persons Deprived of Liberty in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua” took place at Universidad Rafael Landívar in Guatemala City. Organised within the framework of the IMPACTUM project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), the conference brought together more than 40 participants and 36 experts, including academics, legal practitioners, journalists and human rights defenders. Over two days, participants attended eight panels and presentations addressing some of the most pressing human rights challenges in Central America, including political violence, arbitrary detention, criminalisation, exile, democratic erosion, mechanisms of control, the role of justice systems, states of exception, and the protection of persons deprived of liberty. In this video, Dr. Alejandro Rodríguez, founding member of the Instituto de Estudios Comparados en Ciencias Penales, Guatemala, delivers his presentation entitled ‘El sistema de justicia y su impacto en la democracia y los derechos humanos en Guatemala’, as part of Panel 6: ‘Desafíos actuales y escenarios futuros de los derechos humanos en Guatemala’. His presentation reflects on the justice system and its impact on democracy and human rights in Guatemala, with particular attention to institutional independence, access to justice, democratic guarantees, accountability, and the challenges facing the protection of human rights in the country. The event was organised by Prof. Dr Clara Burbano Herrera, Director of Human Rights in Context, within the framework of the IMPACTUM project. 📍 Guatemala City, Guatemala 📅 7–8 May 2026 #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #CentralAmerica #Guatemala #JusticeSystem #Democracy #HumanRightsProtection #AccessToJustice #IMPACTUM #HumanRightsInContext