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A refugee woman holds a baby on her lap inside a wooden hut. A small girl in a dress stands behind the woman. Inside the hut, on the left is a fire pit where ashes lay near other debris and jugs. In the corner of the hut is a makeshift table holding cooking instruments like a tortilla press and plates. Jars, bags, and other containers hang from the corn stalk walls of the hut. A plastic sheet is placed on top of the hut, serving as a cover. By 1984, 46,000 Guatemalan refugees were in southern Mexico. Between 1981 and 1983, the Guatemalan army's counterinsurgency strategy targeted the Mayan population who were believed to be supporting the guerilla movement. The military committed hundreds of massacres and was responsible for acts of genocide against the Mayan population, according to the report of the 1994 Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commission. Una mujer refugiada carga a un bebé en su regazo dentro de una choza de madera. Detrás de la mujer hay una niña pequeña con un vestido. Dentro de la choza, a la izquierda hay una fogata donde las cenizas yacen cerca de otros escombros y cántaros. En la esquina de la choza hay una mesa improvisada con instrumentos de cocina como una tortilla y platos. Tarros, bolsas y otros recipientes cuelgan del tallo de maíz en las paredes de la choza. De la parte superior de la choza, cuelga una hoja de plástico, la cual sirve de cobertura. Para 1984, 46,000 refugiados guatemaltecos estaban en el sur de México. Entre 1981 y 1983, la estrategia de contrainsurgencia del ejército guatemalteco se dirigió a la población maya que se creía que estaba apoyando al movimiento guerrillero. El ejército cometió cientos de masacres y fue responsable por actos de genocidio contra la población maya, según el informe de la Comisión de Clarificación Histórica de Guatemala de 1994.
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