The years between 1978 and 1982 were the most brutal of the Guatemalan civil war culminating in ethnic cleansing campaigns now labeled as Genocide by the UN truth commission (CEH). With varying styles, the Romeo Lucas Garcia and Rios Montt… Read More ›
Panzos
Massacre remembered – current struggles in mind?
Exactly 32 years ago today a massacre took place in the small town of Panzos, in Alta Verapaz. A group of campesinos had gathered in the town square to protest about the depredations of local landowners, among them the town’s… Read More ›