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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.
CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER OF ISRAEL CARIAS AND HIS TWO SONS
UDEFEGUA
6/22/2009
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CONDENAN A LOS RESPONSABLES DEL ASESINATO DE ISRAEL CARIAS Y SUS DOS HIJOS
6/22/2009
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Massacres Investigated
Prensa Libre
6/13/2009
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Indagan masacres
Prensa Libre
6/13/2009
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Guatemala opens book on decades of abuses
Miami Herald
3/29/2009
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EE. UU. tenia reportes sobre desapariciones
Prensa Libre
3/19/2009
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Declassified documents show U.S. Embassy knew that Guatemalan security forces were behind wave of abductions of students and labor leaders
National Security Archive
3/17/2009
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Arresto Sin Precedentes en Caso de Desaparicion en Guatemala
National Security Archive
3/6/2009
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Groundbreaking Arrest Made in Guatemalan Disappearance Case
National Security Archive
3/6/2009
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Guatemalan officer detained in 1984 disappearance
AP
3/6/2009
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