Justice in Guatemala: 5 Jailed for Rio Negro Massacre, Murderers get 780 Years Each

This just in: the trials mentioned in yesterday’s post about Rabinal and Guillermo Chen have made international headlines:

*The BBC: “Guatemala jails five for massacre: A court in Guatemala has sentenced five former paramilitaries each to 780 years in prison for the 1982 murder of 26 indigenous Mayan villagers.”

*Related: “Guatemala: Río Negro Survivors Identify Executioners”

*My article on meeting and working with Rio Negro massacre survivors and their children