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Coverage dated January 24, 2022

Ex-paramilitaries in Guatemala sentenced to prison for raping Indigenous women

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Judges in Guatemala City on Monday found five men guilty of raping three dozen women some 40 years ago — during the height of the violence in Guatemala's long civil conflict.

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  1. The Guardian

    Victory in court for indigenous women raped during Guatemala’s civil war (opens The Guardian)

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    Five men were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for justice

  2. Al Jazeera

    Five Guatemala soldiers sentenced for raping Indigenous women (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The former members of the government-recruited patrols were sentenced to 30 years for raping 36 Indigenous women.

  3. New York Times

    Guatemala Sentences Former Fighters to 30 Years in Prison for Rape (opens New York Times)

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    Five members of a pro-government paramilitary group were convicted of crimes against humanity that were committed against five Indigenous women during the country’s civil war.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    Guatemala sentences paramilitaries for raping Mayan women | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Five former militia members have been jailed for 30 years for the rapes of Indigenous women in the 1980s during the height of the country's civil war.

  5. NBC News

    Guatemala sentences 5 for rape of Indigenous women during civil war (opens NBC News)

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    A court in Guatemala sentenced five former members of a pro-government “civilian patrol” to 30 years in prison in connection with the rape of Indigenous women.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Ex-paramilitaries in Guatemala sentenced to prison for raping Indigenous women (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Judges in Guatemala City on Monday found five men guilty of raping three dozen women some 40 years ago — during the height of the violence in Guatemala's long civil conflict.

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