Alleged acts of reprisals against judges, lawyers and prosecutors for their cooperation with the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) were included in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30, para. 54–55, Annex I paras. 40–45) after special procedures mandate holders addressed multiple legal impeachment proceedings (antejuicios) and public stigmatization and vilification campaigns against judicial and civil society actors cooperating with CICIG. 55. In September 2019, the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that Congress created a commission of inquiry to investigate alleged “illegal and arbitrary” acts by CICIG (A/HRC/43/3/Add.1, para. 39). During the period under review, OHCHR received reports that, in relation to the CICIG, three human rights defenders, 14 judges and magistrates, and 23 public prosecutors were the subject of unfounded criticism, on-line vilification, and intimidation during the hearings, and were mentioned in this commission’s final report. This included Ms. Helen Mack, from the Myrna Mack Foundation, whose case was included in the 2019 report of the Secretary-General (A/HRC/42/30, Annex I, para. 43). She was allegedly subject to attacks and legal actions, related to her participation in an injunction request before the Constitutional Court regarding the unilateral termination by the Government of Guatemala of the CICIG agreement with the UN. 41 63. On 23 July 2020, the Government responded to the note verbale sent in connection to the present report, noting that the newly elected President of Guatemala has created the Presidential Commission against Corruption. In this sense, the Government affirmed that the termination of CICIG’s functions has not prevented the competent national organs from continuing with the processes initiated to ensure access to justice. 64. The Government rejected allegations of stigmatization campaigns and reprisals against the Magistrates of the Constitutional Court, Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice as well as human rights defenders. It stated that there is a regulatory framework that allows actions by judicial actors who might feel intimidated, threatened, or denigrated. The Government stated that the rights of human rights defenders have not been limited, and shared information on complaints registered for cases of smear campaigns or stigmatization against defenders, as per the records of the Public Ministry. Regarding alleged reprisals against the national human rights institution, the Government informed that it has acted freely without restriction to its functions, and that this should not be confused with the actions of people who may feel aggrieved by its resolutions, declarations or actions.