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La Búsqueda de la Justicia (y su definición, porfa)

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La Búsqueda de la Justicia (y su definición, porfa)   The Search for Justice (and its definition, please)   Content Warning: Genocide, Violence, Sexual Violence   ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ As our microbus turned the corner leaving the office of ADIVIMA (The Association for the Integral Development of the Victims of Violence in las Verapaces, Maya Achí), the ninety-two year old man squeezed beside me removed his large sombrero for several minutes. The movement directed my attention toward the subject of his chosen form of homage: a wall of memory honoring victims of the massacre in Río Negro, Rabinal, located in the department of Baja Verapaz. He said nothing, simply returned his hat to his head after we reached the end of the memorial. All I could think about was how many times he has likely passed the memorial, and that I have no doubt that each time his hat would be lifted. I...