U.S. Court in Boston Finds Ex-Guatemalan Defense Minister Liable for Torture and Human Rights Breaches

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Saturday, July 1, 1995
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
11
Issue: 
7
278
Abstract: 
On April 12, 1995, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock issued an 87-page opinion, finding Gen. Hector Gramajo, a former Guatemalan defense minister responsible for a series of human rights violations, including murder and torture, and ordered him to pay $47.5 million to his victims...(more)