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Guatemala to Pay $3 Million to Victims of 1982 Massacre

HeadlineDec 22, 2009

In Guatemala, the government has agreed to pay $3 million to compensate victims of a 1982 massacre in the mountain hamlet of Dos Erres, where where more than 200 villagers were killed by a special forces unit. The payment was announced following a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

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