NEW YORK – The conviction of Guatemala’s former de facto president, Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, is the most significant human rights event in the recent history of that country.
By many accounts, Rios Montt is responsible for the worst human rights abuses committed by the military in Latin America. His punishment will forever change the political panorama in Guatemala.
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