Ingrid Vanessa Cifuentes
Ingrid Vanessa Cifuentes is a judge in Guatemala known for her role in high-profile cases involving human rights and justice. Recently, she presided over a significant trial concerning the tragic deaths of 41 girls in a state-run shelter during a protest in 2017, which highlighted severe issues of neglect and abuse within the system. Her decisions in this case have garnered attention both for the legal precedents they may set and for their potential impact on the ongoing fight for justice for victims of institutional abuse.
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Recent news mentions
Cifuentes issued a sentence related to the case of the fire at Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción.
Sin prisa, pero sin pausa
Guatemala· 2025-08-14
Ingrid Vanessa Cifuentes is the judge who sentenced six individuals in the case of the Hogar Seguro fire.
Caso Hogar Seguro: el incendio en el que murieron 41 adolescentes en un albergue en Guatemala por el que ahora condenan a prisión a 6 exfuncionarios
Panama· 2025-08-13
Judge Ingrid Vanessa Cifuentes issued a sentence in the case related to the tragic fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción.
cronología del incendio y la tragedia, implicación de Jimmy Morales y la sentenciaGuatemala· 2025-08-13
Ingrid Vanessa Cifuentes is the judge presiding over the case involving the deaths of 41 girls.
dictan penas de entre 6 y 25 años de prisión a seis exfuncionarios por la muerte de 41 niñasGuatemala· 2025-08-12
