The significance of the Engel list: against corruption and in defense of democracy

Katharine Valencia* Adapted from an article originally published on Revista Factum. Spanish version available here. There has been much attention to the “Engel List” in Central America in recent weeks. The list of corrupt and undemocratic actors published by the US Department of State on July 1 was highly anticipated, especially after a list of corrupt Central American […]

La importancia de la lista Engel: contra la corrupción y en defensa de la democracia

Katharine Valencia* Adaptado de un artículo publicado originalmente en Revista Factum. Versión en inglés aquí. En las últimas semanas se ha prestado mucha atención a la «Lista Engel» en Centroamérica. La lista de actores corruptos y antidemocráticos publicada por el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. el 1 de julio fue muy esperada, especialmente después de que en mayo […]

The Root of the Problem: Our Recommendations to the Biden Administration for Tackling Corruption in Central America’s Northern Triangle

Ursula Indacochea* and Katharine Valencia** Versión en español aquí. President Joe Biden’s Administration has been very clear that one of its top priorities is addressing the massive migration of people to the United States, mostly from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Biden has opted to distance himself from the human rights-violating policies and the hostile […]

Corruption on the Gualcarque River — Will Its Victims Have their Day in Court?

Naomi Roht-Arriaza** Who are the victims of grand corruption?  The answer used to be “no one” or, at best, the state itself.  But especially with the advent of a human rights approach to corruption in the Inter-American and United Nations human rights systems, that perception is slowly changing.  Grand corruption affects the full range of human rights of individuals […]

Honduras, where the «shield» against corruption has worked

CESPAD* How are the corruption cases left by the MACCIH advancing before the Honduran courts? How much have the reforms to some laws approved by the deputies of the National Congress affected them? A brief and worrisome panorama shows that the «shielding» of corruption networks has worked in this Central American country. To analyze the […]

Honduras, donde el “blindaje” a la corrupción sí ha funcionado

CESPAD* ¿Cómo avanzan los casos de corrupción que dejó la MACCIH ante los tribunales de justicia de Honduras? ¿Qué tanto han afectado las reformas a algunas leyes que aprobaron las y los diputados del Congreso Nacional? Un breve y preocupante panorama evidencia que el “blindaje” a las redes de corrupción sí ha funcionado en este […]

Honduras: New Ministry of Transparency as an obstacle to the fight against corruption

AP photo/Moises Castillo, File Mario Sorto* Versión en español aquí In 2020, corruption once again ranked as one of the country’s leading problems. Although corruption perception is on the rise, government efforts have focused not on resolving the problem, but rather on confronting corruption scandals with communication strategies and the creation of institutions that lack […]