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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.
Trial Opens in Historic Case of Forced Disappearance
NISGUA
3/12/2008
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Juicio por Desaparicion Forzada en Chimaltenango
Asociacion de Familiares Detenidos Desaparecidos de Guatemala (FAMDEGUA)
3/9/2008
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RIGHTS-GUATEMALA: Still Waiting for Justice, 28 Years On
Ines Benitez, IPS
1/31/2008
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Organizaciones humanitarias se plantan contra la impunidad en Guatemala
AFP
1/31/2008
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Other Cases
9/20/2004
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