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An older man carries a grub hoe as he walks alongside a small dog in March 1982. There are four soldiers walking behind him. Most soldiers were forced to patrol as part of the ""Patrol of Self-Defense"" program in the 1980s were Mayan men. Patrols were used by the military to destroy civil organizing and to control any political networks of rural Mayans. The UN-administered Truth Commission, known as the Commission of Historical Clarification documented more tan 600 massacres committed by government forces against civilians in predominately Mayan areas between 1981 and 1983. All soldiers are wearing military uniforms and holding IMI Galil rifles of Israeli origin. There are several utility poles and a house behind them. Un hombre mayor sostiene un azadón, mientras camina junto a un perro pequeño en marzo de 1982. Detrás de él se observan a cuatro soldados caminando. La mayoría de los soldados fueron obligados a patrullar como parte del programa ""Patrulla de Autodefensa"" en la decada de los ochenta y eran hombres mayas. Las patrullas fueron utilizadas por los militares para destruir la organización civil y controlar a cualquier red política de los mayas rurales. La comisión de la verdad administrada por la ONU, conocida como la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico, documentó más de 600 masacres cometidas por fuerzas gubernamentales contra civiles en áreas predominantemente mayas entre 1981 y 1983. Todos los soldados portan uniforme militar y fusiles IMI Galil de origen israelí. Detrás de los soldados se observan varios postes de electricidad y una casa.
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