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Truth or Reconciliation Mechanism – 2006

After a period without developments, in December 2009, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Guatemala for failing to seek justice in the 1982 massacre of more than 200 villagers.¹ In March 2012, a Guatemalan court denied amnesty to former dictator Efrain Rios Montt who was facing genocide charges for abuses committing during 1982-1983.²

1. “Rights courts condemns Guatemala in 1982 massacre,” Associated Press Online, December 22, 2009.
2. “Guatemala judge denies ex-dictator’s amnesty claim,” Agence France Presse, March 2, 2012.