The genocide trial of former U.S.-backed Guatemalan General Ephraim Rios Montt began Tuesday. The charges stem from the bloody civil war which lasted for more than three decades. More than 200,000 people died or went missing.
Dramatic Testimony Marks Start Of Guatemalan Genocide Trial
Wed, March 20, 2013 8:00am
Story by Carrie Kahn
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