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Judiciary Reform – 2003

The Public Prosecutor’s Office was unable to investigate all the reports of human rights violations committed by the PNC. As of July, roughly 1,600 complaints were pending. Its personnel had grown modestly compared to the previous year, but it still lacked resources and only had offices in 10% of municipalities. Overall, the Office was no better equipped to combat corruption and human rights violations than it was in 1997.¹

1. “Fourteenth Report on Human Rights of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala,” United Nations General Assembly (A/58/566), November 10, 2003.