Guatemala
Ex-Guatemalan dictator found guilty of genocide
May 13, 2013A three-judge panel headed by Judge Jazmin Barrios sentenced him to 80 years in prison.
Read more
Reagan and CIA belong in the dock with former Guatemalan dictator
February 4, 2013Former general and president Efrain Rios Montt will face charges for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Read more
Indigenous protesters killed in Guatemala
October 15, 2012The protesters were met by elements of the armed forces and the National Civil Police, who, evidently ordered to disperse them, opened fire, resulting in the deaths and injuries.
Read more
Former Guatemalan strongman, on trial, may beat genocide rap
April 6, 2012Soldiers terrorized and murdered at record levels during his tenure.
Read more
Guatemala dictator to stand trial
February 6, 2012Guatemalan prosecutors announced Jan. 26 that 85-year-old Efraín Ríos Montt, military dictator in 1982-1983, was going to trial in March.
Read more