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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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Historical Perspectives
NISGUA presents reports and opinions on the 1954 coup which overthrew the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.
Reagan & the Salvadoran Baby Skulls
Robert Parry
1/30/2007
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Crimes & Misdemeanors: Reflections on The Death of Howard Hunt
Dan Kovalik
1/24/2007
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IDUVINA HERNANDEZ
6/24/2004
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GREG GRANDIN
6/24/2004
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ALFONSO BAUER PAIZ
6/24/2004
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Congressional Briefing on the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Intervention in Guatemala
On June 24, Representative Maurice Hinchey's office (D-NY) sponsored a congressional briefing entitled "The 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Intervention in Guatemala: A history of regime change. . .
6/24/2004
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