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Guatemala: UN expert deeply concerned by Congress refusal to reappoint top judge GENEVA (19 April 2021) – A UN human rights expert today expressed serious concerns about Congress’s refusal to swear in Gloria Porras - a judge renowned for her decisions regarding protection and guarantees of human rights and the rule of law - to Guatemala’s Constitutional Court, condemning the continued harassment and intimidation of the judiciary in the country. The former president of the Court was re-elected to the bench on 4 March, and had been due to resume her duties for another five-year term on 14 April. “I am extremely concerned about the systematic use of legal weapons to obstruct the swearing in of Judge Porras,” said Diego García-Sayán, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, adding Porras had been subjected to various other forms of judicial harassment, hate speeches and stigmatization campaigns in social media, including for gender reasons. “T

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