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Memory of silence, the Guatemalan Truth Commission Report, edited by Daniel Rothenberg

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Memory of silence, the Guatemalan Truth Commission Report, edited by Daniel Rothenberg

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eng

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Includes index

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non fiction

Main title

Memory of silence

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149148435

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edited by Daniel Rothenberg

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the Guatemalan Truth Commission Report

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Christian Tomuschat -- Introduction: Facing la violencia: the importance of the Guatemalan Truth Commission / Daniel Rothenberg -- Memory of silence: The Guatemalan Truth Commission Report. Prologue / Christian Tomuschat, Otilia Lux de Coti⁺ѓ Alfredo Balsells Tojo -- Part I. Human rights violations and acts of violence. Extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances ; Torture ; Forced displacement ; Massacres ; Rape and sexual violence ; Genocide ; Acts of violence -- Part II. Key actors in the conflict and their strategies. Army, security institutions, and civilians acting under state control ; Guerrilla organizations -- Part III. Consequences and effects of la violencia. Terror and its consequences ; Facing la violencia -- Part IV. Conclusions and recommendations. The tragedy of the armed confrontation ; Recommendations -- Afterword "No room for despair": the impact of the Guatemalan Truth Commission / Daniel Rothenberg -- Further readings / Michelle Bellino -- Appendix 1. Tables -- Appendix 2. CEH mandate and methodology -- Appendix 3. Oslo Accord: agreement on the establishment of the commission to clarify past human rights violations and acts of violence that have caused the Guatemalan population to suffer

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