“Ending the Silence” (2003) delves into post-civil war Guatemala, where nearly a decade after the conflict, people continue to ‘disappear.’ Rosalind Tuyac, who lost both her father and husband during the war, refuses to remain silent. She has formed a widows’ group to demand government compensation. “For many of us, the wounds and scars of violence are still there,” she says. Speaking out against the government remains perilous, especially with General Rios Montt—responsible for severe war atrocities—holding parliamentary power and presidential ambitions. Despite calls for his prosecution, his parliamentary immunity shields him. Although dozens of government critics are still murdered or ‘disappeared’ every few months, the movement for change is growing louder and harder to ignore.
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