Guatemala - Attacks on Justice [International Commission of Jurists report]

Two excerpts - complete document attached below

Threats and attacks
At least thirteen lawyers were killed between 2000 and March 2001. The jurists targeted most frequently are those involved in cases on human rights violations that occurred during the internal conflict, Judges of the Peace (Jueces de Paz), and lawyers dealing with cases of illegal adoption. During the period under review, the HRC, the CAT and the IACHR expressed concern at death threats, intimidation and killings against members of the judiciary and lawyers related to the carrying out of their functions. These human rights instruments recommended that Guatemala take the necessary measures to protect those who were continuously intimidated.

Eduardo Adilio Juárez Contreras {Lawyer}:
On 17 July 2001, Mr. Juárez reported to have received death threats related to the case of Kimberly Pineda Albizúrez, a girl who had been illegally adopted by a Spanish couple and later recovered. Mr. Juárez is party to the process and has said that two family members of the girl have been murdered.