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A Mayan woman breasfeeds a baby in the refugee camp of Tziscao, Chiapas. Refugees in the camps had no resources to deal with illness such as tubercolosis, dengue, malaria or malnutrition. By 1984, 46,000 Guatemalan refugees were in refugee camps 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 maya amamanta a su bebé en el campamento de refugiados de Tziscao, Chiapas. En los campamentos, los refugiados no tenían recursos para hacer frente a enfermedades como la tubercolosis, el dengue, la malaria o la malnutrición. Para 1984, 46,000 refugiados guatemaltecos vivían en refugios del sur de México. Entre 1981 y 1983, la estrategia de contrainsurgencia del ejército guatemalteco se enfocó en la población maya, la cual se creía apoyaba al movimiento guerrillero. El ejército cometió cientos de masacres y fue responsable por actos de genocidio en contra de la población maya, de acuerdo con el informe de la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico de Guatemala de 1994.
Documentary photographs Refugee children Women refugees Chiapas (Mexico)--History Maya youth Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Social conditions Refugee families
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