Exiled Guatemalan judge files IACHR complaint over persecution

Former high-risk judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez, now in exile, filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) against the State of Guatemala, alleging persecution and criminalization that forced him to flee. This marks a formal international legal escalation of his case, though the IACHR's response timeline is uncertain. The complaint highlights ongoing judicial independence concerns in Guatemala.

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