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22 Jun 2010
The 1996 peace accords formally ended Guatemala’s civil war but failure to address the conflict’s root causes and dismantle clandestine security apparatuses has weakened its institutions and opened the door to skyrocketing violent crime. Guatemala is one of the world’s most dangerous countries, with some 6,500 murders in 2009, more than the average yearly killings during the civil war and roughly twice Mexico’s homicide rate.
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Author | International Crisis Group |
Series | Crisis Group Latin America Reports |
Issue | 33 |
Publisher | International Crisis Group (ICG) |
Copyright | © 2010 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) |