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UN Calls for Probe into Guatemala's Attorney-General Over Child Adoptions

2/17/2026

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UN experts call for an investigation into Guatemala's attorney-general Maria Consuelo Porras over alleged involvement in illegal Indigenous child adoptions.
The allegations concern at least 80 children reportedly taken for adoption after disappearances from 1968 to 1996.
Porras, who failed to secure a Constitutional Court seat, directed the Elisa Martinez Temporary Home during that period.
Experts urged caution in electing magistrates amid the claims.

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UN experts call for an investigation into Guatemala's attorney-general Maria Consuelo Porras over alleged involvement in illegal Indigenous child adoptions.
The allegations concern at least 80 children reportedly taken for adoption after disappearances from 1968 to 1996.
Porras, who failed to secure a Constitutional Court seat, directed the Elisa Martinez Temporary Home during that period.
Experts urged caution in electing magistrates amid the claims.