Seeking Justice After 9 Years: The Fight for Accountability for the 2012 Massacre in La Cumbre de Alaska
On October 4, 2012, Indigenous Authorities organized a protest that mobilized thousands across the 48 Cantones de Totonicapan. At La Cumbre de Alaska, eighty-nine armed soldiers–under the command of Juan Chiroy–arrived on the scene with orders to break up the protest. Eight soldiers opened fire on …
