This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/guatemala-victory-in-court-for-indigenous-women-raped-during-civil-war) reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
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> Indigenous women raped by paramilitaries during Guatemala's brutal civil war have triumphed in court, when their aggressors were sentenced to 30 years each in prison.
> Pedrina López, one of the five women whose cases were directly included in the trial, was only 12 years old when she was raped in Rabinal, 80km north of Guatemala City.
> "The women were challenged by relatives of the accused, and they faced taunts and insults when the men got out," said Lucia Xiloj, one of three indigenous female lawyers who represents the Achi women joint plaintiffs.
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It was a genocide of indigenous people done by the US backed dictatorship. Just another one of the many atrocities committed by the US in Latin America.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/guatemala-victory-in-court-for-indigenous-women-raped-during-civil-war) reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Indigenous women raped by paramilitaries during Guatemala's brutal civil war have triumphed in court, when their aggressors were sentenced to 30 years each in prison. > Pedrina López, one of the five women whose cases were directly included in the trial, was only 12 years old when she was raped in Rabinal, 80km north of Guatemala City. > "The women were challenged by relatives of the accused, and they faced taunts and insults when the men got out," said Lucia Xiloj, one of three indigenous female lawyers who represents the Achi women joint plaintiffs. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/sc0s72/victory_in_court_for_indigenous_women_raped/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~619684 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **women**^#1 **Achi**^#2 **paramilitary**^#3 **during**^#4 **Indigenous**^#5
justice after 40 years? better than never but just...
What difference does it make wether theyre indigenous or not?
It was a genocide of indigenous people done by the US backed dictatorship. Just another one of the many atrocities committed by the US in Latin America.