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Caribbean & Central America - February 2018 (ISSN 1741-4458)
NORTHERN TRIANGLE: Judicial corruption threatens Central America’s fight against impunity
In recent years, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have taken key steps in fighting corruption and creating a culture of accountability. Guatemala’s attorney general, supported by the United Nations (UN)-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), has filed a series of landmark cases against individuals suspected of involvement in large-scale corruption and organised crime. In Honduras, the Organization of American States (OAS)-supported Mission for Support against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (Maccih) is currently investigating 12 major corruption cases including the social security embezzlement scandal that sparked the 2015 protests which forced the government to allow its creation in the first place. And in El Salvador, a new special unit created by the attorney general’s office in September 2016 is investigating high-profile corruption cases with no participation from foreign prosecutors. Yet these efforts could be derailed by judicial corruption and the absence of higher courts able and willing to curb unwarranted delays caused by lower-court judges and judicial functionaries.
- Introduction
- NORTHERN TRIANGLE: Judicial corruption threatens Central America’s fight against impunity
- HONDURAS: Continuity – but to whose benefit?
- GUATEMALA: Little progress on social inclusion
- EL SALVADOR: Breaking the logjam?
- PANAMA: Blue Apple leaves a bitter taste
- GRENADA: Prime Minister Mitchell names the day
- GUYANA: Off to court
- CARIBBEAN POINTERS
- Economic Highlights