The President of Congress invited CICIG to a meeting with agricultural workers who have filed complaints related to crime and violence in the country and how it affects their communities.

Congress, acting as a mediator, organized this meeting in which Roberto Madriz of the National Front for Struggle Trade Union also participated. Commissioner Carlos Castresana received a copy of the report about the investigation of two mining companies and the effects of its activities on the populations of San Juan and San Marcos.

Castresana confirmed that the meeting focused on the transmission of documents containing information on the murders of 20 trade union or agricultural leaders that, to date, have not been properly addressed by Guatemalan security and justice authorities. He stressed that these murders could correspond to the activities of clandestine organized crime structures that operate in the rural areas of the interior of the country, and if that is the situation, the crimes fall within the mandate of the Commission.

However, although he recognized the importance and seriousness of the complaints, Castresana explained that with popular organizations, many times in addition to the violation of their fundamental rights there is also the problem of difficult access to justice, since courts in the interior are not as well equipped and lack the infrastructure present in courts in the capital city. He also explained that the purpose of his visit was to hear these complaints and, with a true sense of responsibility, to "study this information, investigate it and, if the facts correspond to our mandate, act accordingly."