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The trial tomorrow in Guatemala of children’s rights advocate Bruce Harris for criminal defamation violates the right to free expression, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch, which will send an observer to the trial, called on Guatemala to repeal provisions allowing for prison sentences for ordinary libel and slander cases.
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In March 1953, the CIA approached disgruntled right-wing officers in the Guatemala army and arranged to send them arms. United Fruit donated $64,000 in cash. The following month, uprisings broke out in several towns but were quickly put down by loyal troops. The rebels were put on trial and revealed the fruit company's role in the plot, but not the ClA's.
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Casa Alianza executive director Bruce Harris was acquitted on January 30, in Guatemala on criminal defamation charges, in a move welcomed by Human Rights Watch. The plaintiff in the case had requested a prison sentence and a fine of U.S.$ 125,000; instead, Harris was cleared of wrongdoing.
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