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The Genocide Conviction of Guatemala's Efraín Ríos Montt

Season 2013 Episode 1330 | 5m 16s

What does the conviction of Efraín Ríos Montt mean for the former Guatemala dictator, that country's fragile judicial system and for the families of the victims? Hari Sreenivasan talks to producer Xeni Jardin of Boing Boing, who was in the courtroom at the time of the verdict.

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