Global Witness Special Report on Guatemala - with Toby Hill

Global Witness' March 2026 report on Guatemala examines how criminalisation and online smear campaigns work together to target and silence indigenous leaders and anti-corruption efforts. This special interview with report author Toby Hill looks at the report, the ongoing situation in Guatemala, and the work of Global Witness. Toby Hill is an investigative journalist researching how corruption and impunity fuel environmental crimes and human rights abuses. He has worked in South and Central America, particularly Paraguay, Nicaragua and Guatemala, and led investigations for organisations including Earthsight and Global Witness.The Global Witness report is available here:https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/land-and-environmental-defenders/weaponising-social-media-how-indigenous-leaders-and-climate-activists-are-smeared-and-criminalised-in-guatemala/The book referenced on Guatemala by Toby Hill is Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (1982) by Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer - a classic investigative account of the 1954 CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz. Support the show