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Guatemala: barbarism in the name of justice

A wave of lynchings is threatening the Guatemalan society. People are being intimidated, beaten and killed without any opportunity to access justice. Simple rumours are often enough to make villagers gang up against the accused person and murder him or her.

By Laurence Cuvillier and Eberhard Rühle – ARTE Reportage and Deutsche Welle, 28 min. (2016)

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