Current Genocide trials in Guatemala

Current Genocide trials in Guatemala

Author: Sylvia and Stuart Richardson April 16, 2024 Duration: 26:22

Sandra Cuffe is a freelance journalist based in Guatemala. Originally from Vancouver, she has lived in Central America for 15 of the past 20 years.

Her work has been published by Al Jazeera, LA Times, The Guardian, The Intercept, Mongabay, The Washington Post, The New Humanitarian, and many other outlets.

Sandra covers human rights, politics, social movements, migration and environmental issues. She has filed stories from all seven Central American countries as well as Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Canada.

Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to her about Former army chief Manuel Benedicto Lucas Garcia who is being tried for genocide and crimes against humanity in Guatemala in the 1980’s

The importance that the families who suffered during these years see justice and the importance of international solidarity.

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