Guatemala’s congress votes to deny genocide By Associated Press 14 May 2014
 GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Congress approved a non-binding resolution that denies there was any attempt to commit genocide during the bloody 36-year civil war, while calling for “national reconciliation” in the Central American country. “It is legally impossible ... that genocide could have occurred in our country’s territory during the armed conflict,”

Guatemala Country Profile Genocide Watch 2 August 2012 (Para leer en español haga click aquí) Guatemala has a long history of a military dictatorship and domination by its Europeanized power elite. Racism against Mayans and other indigenous Indian groups, as well as class divisions triggered a 36 year civil war that eventually turned into outright genocide against Mayans. Guatemala’s transition to democracy in the1990’s was followed by human

Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Anulan juicio contra Ríos Montt; “al fin terminó el circo”, festejan ex militares Blanche Petrich y Agencias 19 Abril 2013 Sentada en el presidium de la sala de vistas de la Suprema Corte, la juez Yassmin Barrios tuvo dificultades para arrancar

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