MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Survivors of Guatemala's bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they testified on Wednesday against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of overseeing genocide during the 36-year conflict.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Survivors of Guatemala's bloody civil war relived the massacre of relatives as they testified on Wednesday against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of overseeing genocide during the 36-year conflict.
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6,060 years in prison for former Guatemalan soldierFrom Nelson Quinones, CNNMarch 14, 2012 -- Updated 0032 GMT (0832 HKT)Pedro Pimentel Rios says, "Now a group of liars are graduating, and this trial is the exam."STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Survivor: "Justice is being done. ... It was an atrocity, what they did" NEW: Pedro Pimentel Rios denies he…
6,060 years in prison for former Guatemalan soldierFrom Nelson Quinones, CNNMarch 13, 2012 -- Updated 1148 GMT (1948 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSPedro Pimentel Rios is the fifth soldier convicted in the 1982 massacre at Dos Erres He was convicted and sentenced Monday Some 250 people were killed in the massacre (CNN) -- A Guatemalan court convicted a…

Pedro Pimentel Rios, a former member of an elite Guatemalan military force known as the "kaibiles," greets relatives during his trial at a court in Guatemala City, Monday March 12, 2012. Pimentel is suspected of helping carry out a massacre at the village of Dos Erres in 1982 that left more than 150 people dead…
Judge denies former Guatemalan dictator amnestyBy the CNN Wire StaffMarch 1, 2012 -- Updated 1923 GMT (0323 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSEfrain Rios Montt will face a genocide trial as planned He had asked the court for amnesty During his rule, there were massacres in provinces with heavy indigenous populations Guatemala City, Guatemala (CNN) -- A Guatemalan judge…

Napolitano: Mexican drug war 'not a failure'By Rafael Romo, CNN Senior Latin American Affairs EditorFebruary 27, 2012 -- Updated 2310 GMT (0710 HKT)U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks at a press conference on Monday in Mexico City.STORY HIGHLIGHTSHomeland security secretary is on a 5-day tour that started in Mexico She also will go…

Napolitano: Mexican drug war 'not a failure'By Rafael Romo, CNN Senior Latin American Affairs EditorFebruary 27, 2012 -- Updated 2310 GMT (0710 HKT)U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano speaks at a press conference on Monday in Mexico City.STORY HIGHLIGHTSHomeland security secretary is on a 5-day tour that started in Mexico She also will go…
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