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Ex-Paramilitary Soldiers Jailed For Sexual Abuse Of 36 Native Women In Guatemala
Five former paramilitary soldiers were sentenced to 30 years in jail on Monday for sexually abusing 36 indigenous women during the country's civil war.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Guatemala, Wracked by 36 Years of Civil War
Guatemala, Central America's most populated country, has been wracked by 36 years of civil war, gang violence and poverty.
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Former Guatemala Dictator's Amnesty Appeal Denied
A Guatemalan appeals court rejected an amnesty request from former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, whose retrial for genocide during the country's civil war is due to begin in January, the civil parties to the case said Thursday.
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Former Guatemalan Despot Efrain Rios Montt Incompetent to Stand Trial: Doctors
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, charged with genocide during a brief but particularly brutal period of the country's civil war, is incompetent to stand trial, doctors said Tuesday.
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Victims of 1982 Guatemala Massacre Laid to Rest
The remains of 31 Ixil Mayans killed more than three decades ago during the height of Guatemala's civil war were laid to rest on Wednesday in the country's western highlands amid the sounds of a violin and wafts of incense.
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Guatemalan brothers reunite 31 years after war
Brothers Alberto and Gregorio Tut Cac last saw each other in 1982, when they fled to the mountains of northwestern Guatemala to save their lives as soldiers destroyed their village amid a bloody civil war.
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Guatemalan gets 6,060 years prison for 1982 massacre
A Guatemalan court here sentenced a former elite special forces member to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the slaughter of 201 farmers in 1982, one of the worst atrocities in Guatemala's civil war.
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Ex-Paramilitary Soldiers Jailed For Sexual Abuse Of 36 Native Women In Guatemala
Five former paramilitary soldiers were sentenced to 30 years in jail on Monday for sexually abusing 36 indigenous women during the country's civil war.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Guatemala, Wracked by 36 Years of Civil War
Guatemala, Central America's most populated country, has been wracked by 36 years of civil war, gang violence and poverty.
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Former Guatemala Dictator's Amnesty Appeal Denied
A Guatemalan appeals court rejected an amnesty request from former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, whose retrial for genocide during the country's civil war is due to begin in January, the civil parties to the case said Thursday.
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Former Guatemalan Despot Efrain Rios Montt Incompetent to Stand Trial: Doctors
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, charged with genocide during a brief but particularly brutal period of the country's civil war, is incompetent to stand trial, doctors said Tuesday.
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Victims of 1982 Guatemala Massacre Laid to Rest
The remains of 31 Ixil Mayans killed more than three decades ago during the height of Guatemala's civil war were laid to rest on Wednesday in the country's western highlands amid the sounds of a violin and wafts of incense.
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Guatemalan brothers reunite 31 years after war
Brothers Alberto and Gregorio Tut Cac last saw each other in 1982, when they fled to the mountains of northwestern Guatemala to save their lives as soldiers destroyed their village amid a bloody civil war.
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Guatemalan gets 6,060 years prison for 1982 massacre
A Guatemalan court here sentenced a former elite special forces member to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the slaughter of 201 farmers in 1982, one of the worst atrocities in Guatemala's civil war.
