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> 2011 was the most violent year for human rights defenders in Guatemala since the end of the civil war. NISGUA's teams of on-the-ground international human rights monitors work to deter violence in communities, courtrooms and at public events. > Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled during the bloodiest period of the war, is awaiting trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. > The Xalalá hydro-electric dam was rejected by 89% of participants in a local referendum because it could displace thousands of indigenous people and damage farmlands and forests. > Almost 400 mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies in Guatemala, posing severe threats to rural communities' social and environmental well-being. | |||||||||||
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Gerardi Case
Monsignor Juan Gerardi was the driving force behind the Catholic Church's Recovery of Historical Memory project (REMHI), which documented human rights violations committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war. The report placed responsibility on the Guatemalan military for 87% of the 200,000 non-combatant deaths and disappearances that were perpetrated during the war. On April 26, 1998, only two days after releasing the final report, Bishop Gerardi was brutally murdered.
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Introduction
It took almost three years for the trial of Gerardi's murderers to begin. Yet, in June 2001, despite countless attacks on judges, witnesses and legal advisors involved in the case, Col. Disrael Lima Estrada, Capt. Byron Lima Oliva and Jose Obdulio Villanueva were found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Priest Mario Orantes was also sentenced to 20 years in prison, charged as an accomplice to the murder.
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News
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Advocacy and Accompaniment Successes
Read about NISGUA's success with advocacy and accompaniment in the Gerardi case.
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Links
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