Guatemala: First Arrest For Genocide In Guatemala

Guatemala: First Arrest For Genocide In Guatemala   Today, June 17th, General Héctor Mario López Fuentes was captured in Guatemala City, twenty-nine years after having initiated the execution of Plan Victoria 82, developed by the Army Chief of Staff and Efraín Ríos Montt’s de facto government. He is accused of having perpetrated genocide against the Maya Ixil people in the years 1982-83.   The victims and survivors of genocide have knocked on the doors of justice for more than ten years. Today...

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