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An armed soldier stands on a paved road. He is wearing a helmet and holding an IMI Galil rifle of Israeli origin. Standing behind him in the background of the image is a family of three who were searched by a soldier. The young girl and the woman are wearing colorful clothing. The man is holding the family's belongings on his back. They are standing on a road that leads to Chichcastenango. Most soldiers 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. Un soldado armado yace parado sobre una carretera pavimentada. El lleva un casco y sostiene un fusil IMI Galil de origen israelí. Parados detrás de él al fondo de la imagen se observa a una familia de tres, los cuales acaban de ser inspeccionados por el soldado. La niña y la mujer llevan ropa colorida. El hombre sostiene las pertenencias de la familia sobre su espalda. La familia yace sobre el camino hacia Chichicastenango. La mayoría de los soldados obligados a patrullar como parte del programa "Patrulla de Autodefensa" en los ochenta 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.
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