article_snippet.sent: But despite the high homicide rate, the United Nations estimates 98% of cases never make it to court.
article_snippet.sent: Authorities investigating drug-related killings are stretched thin, leaving fewer resources to investigate femicides.
article_snippet.sent: In many cases, crime is not reported because of fear of retaliation.
article_snippet.sent: Many consider the Guatamalen National Civil Police, or PNC, corrupt, under-resourced and ineffective.
article_snippet.sent: Even if a case does get prosecuted, according to Human Rights Watch, the country's weak judicial system has proved incapable of handling the explosion in violence.
article_snippet.sent: The political will to address violence against women is slow to materialize.