Memory of Silence: The Guatemalan Truth Commission ReportD. Rothenberg This edited, one-volume version presents the first ever English translation of the report of The Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH), a truth commission that exposed the details of 'la violenca,' during which hundreds of massacres were committed in a scorched-earth campaign that displaced approximately one million people. |
Contents
The Guatemalan Truth Commission Report | 2 |
Prologue | 4 |
Part I Human Rights Violations and Acts of Violence | 7 |
Part II Key Actors in the Conflict and Their Strategies | 99 |
Part III Consequences and Effects of La Violencia | 139 |
Part IV Conclusions and Recommendations | 177 |
The Impact of the Guatemalan Truth Commission | 217 |
Further Readings | 227 |
Appendix 1 Tables | 235 |
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actions acts of violence aldeas Alta Verapaz arbitrary executions areas army’s Baja Verapaz began CEH concludes CEH’s Chimaltenango civil society civilian combat committed communities compañeros conflict counterinsurgency country’s created cultural democratic Derechos Humanos Direct witness displaced documents Escuintla forced disappearance genocide groups Guardia de Hacienda Guatemala Guatemala City Guatemalan Army Guatemalan society guerrilla high command Huehuetenango human rights violations impact impunity indigenous insurgency intelligence internal armed confrontation interrogated investigation involved Ixcán Ixil justice Kaibiles kidnapped killed la violencia Ladino leaders massacres Maya Mayan military commissioners movement municipality National Police officers operations ORPA Oslo Accord participation patrol patrulleros peace percent perpetrators political population Quiché raped region reparations repression responsible role social soldiers state’s strategy struggle terror testimonies tion took torture truth commissions United URNG Uspantán victims violations and acts violencia Witness CEH women