Hundreds of people marched on Friday in the historic center to commemorate the Day of Dignity for the Victims of Internal Armed Conflict, with a list of demands to state agencies.
The concentration was carried out in the Park attendees Jocotenango and marched down Sixth Avenue hasta la Plaza de la Constitución y el Congreso de la República.
La Policía Municipal de Tránsito (PMT) recomendó a los automovilistas no movilizarse por el centro ya que el tránsito se vuelve cargado ante la presencia de los manifestantes.
Viudas, víctimas de abusos de derechos humanos, familias de personas desaparecidas o asesinadas y activistas sociales respaldan un pliego de peticiones que demanda resarcimiento, inclusión social, respeto a la identidad, persecución contra los violadores de garantías individuales y la búsqueda de miles de desaparecidos.
En el marco this day, the Peace Secretariat launched a program to create the search for missing policy, the national historical memory, law, sacred sites, recovery of historical memory and extend the term of the National Compensation Program, which agreement gubernatorial wins in 2012.
Call to clarify the past
In a speech, President Alvaro Colom said that in Guatemala there was genocide and should not be forgotten, because anyone trying to ignore it ignores history or participated in repression against the people during the internal armed conflict.
later said the country must decide what direction it will take, in a call to strengthen resources to the state, while he said that is committed to recovering the historical memory "whatever it takes" to this recent past is not repeat.
Prensa Libre, 25 February 2011
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