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    Why Guatemala is abandoning high-profile anti-corruption drive

    Sep 06, 2018 4 minutes

    Last Friday, hours after President Jimmy Morales announced he would shut down a United Nations-funded anti-corruption commission that put two of his predecessors behind bars, protesters gathered in Guatemala City’s main square.

    “The people revoke your mandate. Resign now,” read a hand-scribbled sign, a reference to President Morales and his move to halt the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). The commission has been renewed repeatedly since launching in 2006, with its current authorization set to expire next year.

    Corruption and impunity are deep-seated challenges in Latin America, where widespread protests to clean up government have swept nations

    Corruption Fatigue Empowering civil society From protest to political action 

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