Absolutely. The noted human rights leader Helen Mack was in town a few weeks ago and I met with her. She is the head of a new oversight commission for the national police force. As you know, she reported that impunity was at something like 98% a year ago--less than 2% of the political murders were prosecuted. She says that number has now shrunk to probably less than 1%.
Just last week the United Nations Commissioner Castresana resigned because of threats to his life and to his family. Canada supports the UN anti-impunity commission known as CICIG. It is a very fragile society. It is an incredibly violent society. It is enduring even more difficult times because of the pushback on organized crimes and drug organizations in Mexico. Some of those organizations have been displaced into Guatemala, making things worse than they were.
But we're engaged. President Colom is still committed to trying to work with institutions of the state, which are recognized in many ways to have huge issues of corruption. This goes from the Supreme Court to the Congress to the attorney general's office, which is one of the reasons that Commissioner Castresana resigned.
It's a challenge, and I think we have to remain engaged. Canada is still engaged. We have CIDA projects going there--agricultural projects--at some considerable risk to those who are leading them. But we're committed.