Former attorney general and Semilla party presidential hopeful Thelma Aldana will not be on the ballot in Guatemala's June 16 elections, the country's top court has ruled.

Zury Rios cannot run for president due to a constitutional ban on relatives of leaders who came to power by force, the Constitutional Court ruled.

Panama's new president-elect will face an uphill battle to address the population's waning faith in government amid corruption scandals and rampant inequality.

"We sum it up like this: in Panama we vote but we do not choose, and we do not choose because there is no diversity of options," says Harry Brown Araúz, director of the International Center for Political and Social Studies.

Panamanians will cast their ballots on Sunday to elect the country's next president, legislators and local officials. Government corruption is among voters' chief concerns, and many do not believe campaign promises to root it out.

Country's electoral tribunal bars former Attorney General Thelma Aldana as legal battles continue.

Central American and Mexican activists are questioning their governments' focus on security to address migration following meetings this week with US Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.

Jose de Eugenio Lopez has fled his El Salvador home three times. Last month, he received protection in Mexico.

At annual International Women's Day march in Guatemala, families remember those who've suffered from state violence.

Opposition grows to legislative initiatives in Guatemala and El Salvador that would set war criminals free.

The Xinka say Pan American Silver, a mining company based in Canada, isn't compliant with a Constitutional Court ruling.

The bill would allow former army officers who committed abuses during the 36-year war to go free.

Indigenous survivors of crimes against humanity committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war took action against a bill advancing in Congress that would set war criminals free.

Death of Jakelin Caal in US custody highlights how land conflicts and displacement fuel flight from indigenous villages

Thousands head north, some obtaining humanitarian visas in Mexico, while others fear US's 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The exodus of Honduran migrants and refugees continues, as do nationwide protests, drug and weapons charges against politicians, and US support for the government.

Guatemalans gathered Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1980 Spanish Embassy massacre, and to protest a bill under discussion in Congress that would set war criminals free and prevent future prosecution.

Thousands of Hondurans wait on Mexico's border, hoping to find respite from poverty, violence, and political persecution.

Central Americans, some of whom are fleeing for second time, wait to receive humanitarian visas in Mexico.

Thousands, many fleeing political persecution and violence, wait for refugee papers as new caravan crosses Mexico border