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STOP DELAYING REPARATIONS PLAN FOR VICTIMS OF “CHIXOY DAM” FORCED EVICTIONS AND MASSACRES
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Thu, 2012-05-10

Along the Chixoy river, where the dam was built, some 32 remote, poor Mayan villages were devastated by this project (1975-1985).  Most harmed villages were in the flood basin up river from the 125 meter high dam wall.  Many were illegally forced to leave; others lost much of their lands and/or were cut off from and isolated by the existence of the flood basin.

GUATEMALA - Truth, Memory & Justice for Plan de Sanchez massacre victims
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Mon, 2012-03-19

A Guatemalan news article (translated for Rights Action by Rosalind Gill) concerning trials, in Guatemalan courts, against material authors of the July 18, 1982 "Plan de Sanchez" massacres

CHIXOY DAM (1975-1983) harmed communities in Guatemala to protest lack of compensation and reparations, 29 years later and counting; Project managers and investors remain silent
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Wed, 2011-03-16

GIVEN THE GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF WILL TO SIGN THE GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE REPARATIONS PLAN FOR THE HARMS AND DAMAGES TO OUR COMMUNIITES CAUSED BY THE CONSTRUCITON OF THE CHIXOY DAM, WE HEREBY DELCARE THAT:

CHIXOY HYDRO-ELECTRIC DAM JUSTICE DELAYED, 30 YEARS AND COUNTING
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Wed, 2011-06-15

To make a long story short (a story of work and struggle for memory, truth and justice, a struggle against denial and impunity), the growing clamour for truth and justice, compensation and reparations continued to grow from 1996 though to 2004.  Still the government of Guatemala and your banks denied and delayed.