On September 26, a panel of three judges ruled that Guatemala committed genocide against the Maya Ixil people in 1982-1983. In their acknowledgement, the court specifically named Ríos Montt and his high command in what was essentially a postmortem conviction of the former dictator. The ruling marks the second time in five years that a national court has formally recognized that the Guatemalan state enacted genocide against the Ixil people. Read more here.
📸 450 chairs to represent 45,000 disappeared during the internal armed conflict. Photo by CPR.Urbana.