Indigenous leaders and human rights activists in Guatemala worry an ongoing political crisis over the fate of an international anti-corruption commission is sowing the seeds for increased and more generalized repression, and that it could place activists and community leaders around the country further at risk.

The US donated military jeeps to Guatemalan task forces to combat drug trafficking in border regions, but they have been used elsewhere and for other purposes, such as intimidating an anti-corruption commission, in violation of donation agreements with the US Department of Defense.

Edgar Rodolfo Xon Ajanel called his mother just before he was set to cross the border from Mexico into the United States more than 10 years ago. "He said he was minutes away from crossing," Sofia Sebastiana Xon, one of Edgar's younger sisters, told Al Jazeera. "That was his last call."

A Honduran man was killed late on Sunday as the crackdown on migrants and refugees walking from Central America to the United States intensified.

Thousands of migrants and refugees headed to the US find temporary shelter and help as they pass through Guatemala.

Human rights groups warn that government responses to Central American migrants and refugees fleeing to the US may violate international law.

Women and girls make up nearly half of the initial exodus from Honduras. Considering the risk of violence and sexual assault along the northbound route, many women say they find safety in numbers.

Facing tightened security, waves of Hondurans continue to try to make it to the US, saying they have no other choice.

Families fleeing poverty and violence say facing Trump's immigration crackdown far outweighs risks of staying in Honduras.

Honduran activists blamed Donald Trump and the United States for the situation forcing thousands to flee the Honduras after the US president warned he may cut aid to the country if a migrant caravan isn't stopped.

A caravan of Central American immigrants traveling northbound in buses and on foot on Tuesday provoked the ire of President Trump, who threatened to cut off U.S. aid to Honduras if the group was not stopped.

María Francisca García's daughters never really knew their father, Santos Nicolás Hernández. Less than a year apart, they were both babies when he was killed right here along the highway, when soldiers opened fire on indigenous protesters on October 4, 2012.

The Guatemalan army will obey a recent constitutional court ruling overturning the government's decision to ban an international anti-corruption commissioner, a Ministry of Defense spokesman confirmed to Al Jazeera, signalling a blow to President Jimmy Morales, who rejected the ruling.

Guatemalan judges have unanimously ruled that the country's military carried out genocide and crimes against humanity, but in a 2-1 decision acquitted former intelligence chief Jose Mauricio Rodriguez of any involvement.

Indigenous survivors of genocide gather outside the Guatemala City court complex, where judges are deciding whether to convict a former head of military intelligence of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Mientras miles de personas se sumaron ayer a megamarchas en todo el país, en  Quiché se realizó un paro departamental.

Thousands took to the streets in several major cities and small towns in Guatemala on Thursday, demanding the resignation of dozens of legislators and officials, including President Jimmy Morales.

For many Guatemalans, the government's recent actions hark back to the country's 36-year armed conflict that ended just 22 years ago.

Guatemalan activists and politicians warn of a breakdown in constitutional order following the government's rejection of a court ruling overturning the president's decision to ban an international anti-corruption commissioner from the country.

Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales’ vows to shut down an internationally backed anti-corruption panel have sparked a constitutional crisis and demonstrations across the country.