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Rio Negro massacre convictions

The BBC reports
A court in Guatemala has sentenced five former paramilitaries each to 780 years in prison for the 1982 murder of 26 indigenous Mayan villagers.

They received the maximum sentence of 30 years for each of the murders which took place during an infamous massacre of 177 women and children in Rio Negro.

The victims died refusing to move from the site of a new hydroelectric dam.

The church-led report Guatemala, Nunca Más has been published in English in summary form. The report of the UN sponsored Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) is available online in English in summary.

26 lives taken; 26 years waiting for justice.
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Carmina Corazon: Desarma said…
Hello, first of all it always makes me happy when I read or get to know people with strong convictions. Maybe we won’t live to see the change in this world but as they say start changing your inner world so things start happening. I believe firmly that the more we talk about issues such as the ones you post here, the more people care. Your blog is intelligent and well informed. We are starting a blog in Spanish and I would like to include your blog in the links section. Please check it out and I would love to read your comments, please notice that we are just starting so we only have 3 posts. Saludos, Carmina
May 30, 2008 12:11 pm
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