Friday, May 08, 2009

Civil War Apologies in Guatemala

Just saw this article in the Washington Post, Payments and Apologies for Victims of Guatemala’s Civil War. After living in Guatemala for two years and coming to understand the effect the civil war had on thousands of people there, it’s exciting to see the government taking some responsibility. Many of our Guatemalan partners work in indigenous communities that were heavily affected by the war, which lasted for nearly 30 years from the late 60s until 1996.