Sources of Political Conflict
2 Internal Conflicts
In August 2011, in one of the most recent trials against those responsible for massacres, four soldiers were sentenced to more than 6,000 years in prison for killing 250 people in the northern town of Dos Erres in 1982.
The trial against Ríos Montt and General Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez – his former head of intelligence – started on 19 March 2013.
2 International Conflicts
Large number of impoverished emigrants crossing the Mexican border.
Guatemala claims half of Belize’s land, but Belize denies to give it to them.
In August 2011, in one of the most recent trials against those responsible for massacres, four soldiers were sentenced to more than 6,000 years in prison for killing 250 people in the northern town of Dos Erres in 1982.
The trial against Ríos Montt and General Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez – his former head of intelligence – started on 19 March 2013.
2 International Conflicts
Large number of impoverished emigrants crossing the Mexican border.
Guatemala claims half of Belize’s land, but Belize denies to give it to them.