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National Human Rights Bodies

Guatemala
  • English
    The Congress of the Republic will appoint a Commission of Human Rights formed by a deputy for each political party represented in the corresponding period. This Commission shall propose to the Congress three candidates for the election of a Procurator, who must meet the requirements of a magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice and will enjoy the same immunities and privileges as the deputies to Congress. The law will regulate the attributions of the Commission and of the Procurator of Human Rights to which this Article refers. (Art. 273)
  • Spanish
    El Congreso de la República designará una Comisión de Derechos Humanos formada por un diputado por cada partido político representado en el correspondiente período. Esta Comisión propondrá al Congreso tres candidatos para la elección de un Procurador, que deberá reunir las calidades de los magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y gozará de las mismas inmunidades y prerrogativas de los diputados al Congreso. La ley regulará las atribuciones de la Comisión y del Procurador de los Derechos Humanos a que se refiere este artículo. (Art. 273)

National Human Rights Bodies

Guatemala
  • English
    The Procurator of Human Rights has the following attributions:
    a. To promote the adequate [buen] functioning and expediting [agilización] of the government administration, in matters of Human Rights;
    b. To investigate and denounce [the] administrative behavior that is detrimental to the interests of persons;
    c. To investigate every type of denunciations that may be brought by any person regarding the violations of Human Rights;
    d. To recommend privately or publicly to the functionaries the modification of any administrative behavior objected to;
    e. To issue public censure for acts or behavior against the Constitutional rights;
    f. To promote actions or recourses, judicial or administrative, in those cases in which they proceed; and
    g. The other functions and attributions assigned to him [or her] by the law.
    The Procurator of Human Rights, of office[,] or at the instance of a person, will act with due diligence so that, during the regime of exception, the fundamental rights whose application may not have been expressly restrained may be fully guaranteed. For the fulfillment of his [or her] functions[,] every day and all hours are considered working [hours]. (Art. 275)
  • Spanish
    El Procurador de los Derechos Humanos tiene las siguientes atribuciones:
    a) Promover el buen funcionamiento y la agilización de la gestión administrativa gubernamental, en materia de Derechos Humanos;
    b) Investigar y denunciar comportamientos administrativos lesivos a los intereses de las personas;
    c) Investigar toda clase de denuncias que le sean planteadas por cualquier persona, sobre violaciones a los Derechos Humanos;
    d) Recomendar privada o públicamente a los funcionarios la modificación de un comportamiento administrativo objetado;
    e) Emitir censura pública por actos o comportamientos en contra de los derechos constitucionales;
    f) Promover acciones o recursos, judiciales o administrativos, en los casos en que sea procedente; y
    g) Las otras funciones y atribuciones que le asigne la ley.
    El Procurador de los Derechos Humanos, de oficio o a instancia de parte, actuará con la debida diligencia para que, durante el régimen de excepción, se garanticen a plenitud los derechos fundamentales cuya vigencia no hubiere sido expresamente restringida. Para el cumplimiento de sus funciones todos los días y horas son hábiles. (Art. 275)

National Human Rights Bodies

Guatemala
  • English
    The Procurator of Human Rights is a commissioner [comisionado] of the Congress of the Republic for the defense of the Human Rights guaranteed by the Constitution. He [or she] will have the faculties to supervise the administration; will exercise the office for a term of five years, and will render an annual report to the plenary of the Congress, with which he [or she] will relate through the Commission of Human Rights. (Art. 274)
  • Spanish
    El Procurador de los Derechos Humanos es un comisionado del Congreso de la República para la defensa de los Derechos Humanos que la Constitución garantiza. Tendrá facultades de supervisar la administración; ejercerá su cargo por un período de cinco años, y rendirá informe anual al pleno del Congreso, con el que se relacionará a través de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos. (Art. 274)