Guatemala: Former Guatemalan Dictator To Face Court For Genocide During Civil War

Guatemala: Former Guatemalan Dictator To Face Court For Genocide During Civil War   Former Guatemalan military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt will appear in court this Thursday, January 26, to face genocide charges relating to his 1982-1983 regime. During the 36-year civil war, there were 626 separate massacres and over 200,000 murdered or disappeared, and the 17 months of Ríos Montt’s rule were among the most brutal. Until recently, very few high-level officials had been held responsible...

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