International NGO Coalition calls for Guatemalan Constitutional Court Selection to be Merit-based; Urges President Morales to Act Transparently

March 9, 2016

As a coalition of international human rights groups, we have followed with great interest the selection process for the Guatemalan Constitutional Court (Corte de Constitucionalidad de Guatemala), an autonomous tribunal of last instance with a crucial role in the country’s legal system. Electoral authorities have a unique opportunity and duty to ensure that the Guatemalan people will be served by honorable, extremely capable, impartial, and independent justices. We join the calls from Guatemala and around the world urging for the formation of a Constitutional Court that will strengthen and contribute to a society with justice for all.

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