The endless search for justice in Guatemala

Headline Title: The endless search for justice in Guatemala 12 November 2012 It took Guatemalan Ana Lucia Cuevas nearly two decades and a news story to find out her brother had been murdered. One morning in 2008, she found an article online describing a leaked Guatemalan military document which contained a list of more than 170 activists who were kidnapped, tortured and murdered by the Guatemalan army and police between August 1983 and March 1984 – Lucia’s brother, Carlos, was amongst them. “Looking on the internet I found Carlos’ entry with details of when he had been captured and…

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