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LANDMARK TRIAL CONVICTS RACISTS IN GUATEMALA.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 07-APR-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Guatemala's first-ever racism trial ended with a victory in a battle against the anti-indigenous prejudices whose roots go back to the conquest. Five very prominent and politically well-connected people made a big mistake when they chose indigenous leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum as the object of their loud, public invective. The court sentenced them to three-year prison terms for their actions, although Guatemalan law allows them to buy their way out of jail by paying a nominal sum for each day of the sentence. Each of them also must pay a US$400 fine.

The crime for which they were convicted occurred in October 2003 outside a courtroom hearing the case of whether Gen. Efrain Rios Montt was eligible to run for president (see NotiCen, 2003-07-17). The Constitution bars one who has become the head...

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