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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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Plan de Sanchez Case
On July 18, 1982, members of the armed forces massacred 268 residents of Plan de Sanchez, Baja Verpaz. At the time of the massacre, Plan de Sanchez was made up almost entirely of Maya-Achi.
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Introduction
In 1993, survivors of the massacre approached the Office of the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman seeking support to denounce the massacre and request the exhumation of the bodies, in order to prompt an investigation and re-inter the bodies of their loved ones with dignity. After overcoming a series of obstacles, in mid-1994, the Guatemalan Team of Forensic Anthropology (FAFG) exhumed 19 sites in Plan de Sanchez containing the remains of at least 84 victims.
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News Archives
Read past articles about the Plan de Sanchez case.
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Advocacy and Accompaniment Successes
Read about NISGUA's advocacy and accompaniment successes in the Plan de Sanchez case.
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Links (Exterior links)
Read about other organizations that are working toward justice in the Plan de Sanchez Case.
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