Augusto Jordán Rodas Andrade (born 25 September 1968) is a Guatemalan attorney and civil servant who from 2017 until 2022 served as

Ombudsman An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, a controversial office in Guatemala's highly polarized political landscape. His 2022 candidacy for the presidency of the San Carlos University was sabotaged, just like his attempt to run, together with

Thelma Cabrera Thelma Cabrera (born September 21,1970) is an indigenous ( Maya Mam) human rights defender and politician. Cabrera ran for president of Guatemala in 2019 as part of the political party, Movement for the Liberation of Peoples. She finished four ...

, for the 'Movement for the Liberation of the Indigenous Peoples' (MLP) in the 2023 presidential elections.

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Living people 1968 births People from Quetzaltenango Department Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala alumni Human rights in Guatemala 21st-century Guatemalan judges Ombudspersons in Guatemala Movement for the Liberation of Peoples politicians {{Guatemala-bio-stub