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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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Other Cases
Other human rights cases of note include those pertaining to the Chixoy Dam/Rio Negro massacre and the El Aguacate massacre.
Army prohibits observers and press access to exhumation in Coban military base
NISGUA, Original article in Spanish in Plaza Publica
4/10/2012
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Condenan a los responsables del asesinato de Lisandro Guarcax Gonzalez
UDEFEGUA
2/16/2012
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Remains of Two of Guatemala's Death Squad Diary Victims Found in Mass Grave
National Security Archive
12/4/2011
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Ex alcalde de Panzos declara por masacre
Prensa Libre
6/21/2011
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Courts Open Trial for the Disappearance of Edgar Leonel Paredes Cheguen
NISGUA
4/14/2011
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Capturan a uno de los responsables intelectuales de la captura ilegal y desaparicion forzada de Fernando Garcia
GAM
4/8/2011
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Choatalum: Un paso mas contra la impunidad
CALDH
2/18/2011
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CIDH recibe denuncia en el caso Fernando Garcia
GAM
2/17/2011
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40 anos de prision para autores materiales de la desaparicion forzada de Fernando Garcia
GAM
10/29/2010
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Fernando Garcia Forced Disappearance Case: Guilty Sentenced to 40 Years
GAM
10/29/2010
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