Thursday, February 23, 2012
The article reports, “The 36 year long civil war (1960-1996) that ravaged Guatemala, left more than 200,000 people dead and at least 100,000 women raped: most of the victims were Mayan. Only recently have women started speaking out about the violence they suffered in hands of the Army and paramilitaries, and finally, the sexual violence perpetrated against Mayan women is being investigated as part of the genocide proceedings taking place in Spanish tribunals.”
Read the full article at: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/02/22/guatemala-speaking-out-o-the-genocide-of-indigenous-women/
