International Court Rules on Guatemala Dam Massacres
Oct 28th, 2012
From International Rivers:
For more than 20 years, Maya-Achi survivors of the Rio Negro massacres – many associated with the construction of the Chixoy Dam – have sought justice in the Inter-American court system for human rights violations suffered in the early 80s during Guatemala’s civil war. Last week their years of effort were finally recognized when the Inter-American Human Rights Court found Guatemala guilty of the violation of human rights against the communities of Rio Negro.