In Guatemala, a rise in vigilante justice Citizens ... These acts weren't unusual during Guatemala's 36-year civil war. But people thought the bloodshed would taper off when the war ended in 1996.

This most recent case brings to 45 the number of vigilante justice incidents this year. That includes 29 lynchings - the murder by a mob of an accused without lawful trial.

In aftermath of magnitude 5.7 earthquake, the men were accused of robbing damaged homes in Santa Maria de Jesus.

The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, a UN-backed investigative team, has achieved much success in its three-year effort to reduce vigilante justice in that country. This ...

This time, it appears many ordinary people support the vigilante gangs and say their summary justice is a form of "social cleansing". It is estimated that last year up to 3,000 people were ...

From Venezuela and Guatemala to Bolivia and Peru, angry crowds are increasingly taking the law into their own hands, ... Bolivia has seen an alarming rise in vigilante justice, ...

Guatemala does suffer from widespread impunity. Fewer than four in every 100 murder cases is ever processed, in a justice system that has been overwhelmed and remains poorly resourced. And San Benito, ...

An angry mob lynched five men accused of robbing homes in a Guatemalan town hit by a series of earthquakes that left seven ...