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Guatemala

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	1 (2015)
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	Country Office
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Human rights and indigenous people; Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem of 2016; Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Guatemala has either voted in favour of or has joined consensus on the majority of resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and country-specific resolutions under item 2. The exceptions are a 2008 vote on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and 2011 and 2012 votes on the situation in Belarus (Guatemala abstained). For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Guatemala often abstains during votes, or (somewhat less often), votes in favour. It has never voted against an item 7 text. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Guatemala has joined consensus on all resolutions. For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Guatemala has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has normally voted in favour. Exceptions include its vote on a 2007 OIC resolution on ‘defamation of religion’ (Guatemala voted against), a 2008 resolution on the same subject (Guatemala abstained), and a 2013 decision on ‘a high-level panel on the question of the death penalty’ (Guatemala abstained). For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Guatemala has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

127

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Empty chair alert

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in less than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
IE on freedom of assembly, 2011

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

ICCPR
6 Months

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2008, 2012, 2017)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Senior civil servant

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 22 / 192

2^nd cycle: 92 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 7

Guatemala tabled voluntary pledges and commitments in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2010-2013 on 19 March 2010.

At the international level, Guatemala pledged to: participate in all Council deliberations and cooperate with its mechanisms; cooperate in the establishment of a follow-up mechanism for UPR recommendations; support the work and effectiveness of the Council; and maintain an open-door policy of cooperation with international human rights monitoring mechanisms.

Nationally, Guatemala undertook to: advance legislative reforms to incorporate international human rights standards into domestic law; promote the implementation and realisation of international instruments and other human rights initiatives; strengthen the participation of civil society; and follow-up recommendations issued by the UN monitoring mechanisms.

An analysis of steps taken by Guatemala in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that Guatemala participated in only 6% of panel discussions and 8% of interactive dialogues. Though it did speak during 22% of general debates. Guatemala maintains a strong level of cooperation with Special Procedures. It has a Standing Invitation and accepted most visit requests. It responded to most of communications received. Guatemala has not, so far, presented a mid-term UPR report.

Guatemala

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 22 / 192

2nd cycle: 92 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 7

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 22 / 192

2^nd cycle: 92 / 192