Claudia Sheinbaum, the newly inaugurated president, called for the soldiers involved to be ‘investigated and punished’.
Former army chief Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala.
Joy briefly turned into anger for supporters after Congress stalled the anticorruption crusader’s inauguration.
Attacks against President-elect Bernardo Arevalo have fuelled fears of election interference ahead of his swearing-in.
Advocates say law enforcement officials are preying on migrants and asylum seekers heading north across Central America.
From Argentina to Guatemala to Ecuador, voters rejected establishment candidates in this year’s presidential races.
Gaza isn’t the first victim of Israeli-inflicted mass devastation. But it’s the first to see it on this shocking scale.
UN human rights chief calls ‘persistent and systematic’ attempts to undermine poll outcome ‘extremely disturbing’.
Guatemalan tribunal defends election results as ‘unalterable’, while critics blast prosecutors for attempting a ‘coup’.
Critics fear President-elect Bernardo Arevalo could be blocked from taking office amid a probe into university protests.
Bernardo Arevalo’s election victory has been overshadowed by years of political corruption.
The protests come in response to alleged interference in the election of anticorruption candidate Bernardo Arevalo.
Six homes have been swept away by the swollen Naranjo River in Guatemala City, with eight children among the missing.
Guatemala’s outgoing president vows to hand over power but condemns foreign meddling at the UN General Debate.
