Overview
- UN human rights experts reported information on at least 80 Indigenous children subjected to illegal international adoptions during Guatemala’s 1968–1996 conflict.
- The allegation centers on 1982, when Porras led the Elisa Martínez Temporary Home and was identified as the children’s legal guardian.
- The experts called for a prompt, independent inquiry into potential involvement by state authorities, noting families have received neither recognition nor reparations.
- The Public Ministry and Porras denied the claims as unfounded and politically driven, and she indicated she is weighing legal action against the UN experts.
- Porras has been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union over corruption concerns, and analysts say her court bid was seen as a path to immunity.