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Foundation For Human Rights in Guatemala

Helen Mack's Struggle for Justice

 

Myrna Mack

Myrna Mack Chang, a Guatemalan anthropologist, researched and reported on communities of refugees living in horrific conditions as a result of the high-intensity military campaign which resulted in the slaughter of thousands and the annihilation of entire communities. On On September 11, 1990, Myrna was stabbed 27 times as she left a research institute in Guatemala City.

Helen Mack


Since then her sister, Helen, has not rested until the authors of this crime were brought to justice. On October 3 of this year, after much intimidation and even violence to try to stop the the process of justice, one of three high-ranking officials was judged guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison for ordering the assasination of Myrna Mack.