Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Human Rights and Access to Justice in Guatemala: Former Attorney General of Guatemala

2:55 pm

Dr. Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey:

I wish the Deputy spoke Spanish; perhaps Ms Blanco will help me with my reply. Perhaps I did not emphasise the role of the European Union, which has been very supportive. It has provided €20 million to strengthen the judicial system, and I ask for this to continue. I also ask the European Union to monitor abuses of human rights defenders, to monitor the independence of the judiciary, and to support politically and financially the International Commission against Impunity.