CHIXOY DAM AND THE RIO NEGRO MASSACRE 
The Chixoy Dam: The Maya Achi' Genocide (PDF File)
Read the report prepared in December 1999 for the World Commission on Dams detailing the proposal to build the Chixoy Dam and the events leading up to the forced resettlement and subsequent genocide of the Maya Achi' of the Rio Negro in Guatemala.
The Rio Negro Campaign
The Advocacy Project site on Guatemala offers extensive information about the Rio Negro Campaign, the struggle against impunity, updates on survivors of the massacres, and the international efforts to address the human rights violations that occurred.
Guatemala Truth Commission Report
The Foundation for Human Rights in Guatemala provides extensive coverage of the Guatemala Truth Commission Report released in 1999 with photos and links to articles, as well as to the text of the original report.
Guatemala: Justice and Reconciliation Program
This website for the Justice and Reconciliation Program of the Center for Human Rights Legal Action (CALDH) is a great source for updates on the status of domestic and international cases against the perpetrators of genocide in Guatemala.
Forensic Investigations in Guatemala
This site produced by forensic consultant Stefan Schmitt features links to articles and resources about the massacres in Guatemala, forensics evidence found at mass grave exhumations, and other organizations actively involved in human rights investigations.
Witness for Peace
Matt Pacenza and Julie Stewart lived in Guatemala from 1994 to 1996 while volunteering with Witness for Peace. They were the principal writers and editors of "A People Dammed: The Impact of the World Bank Chixoy Hydroelectric Project in Guatemala," published by Witness in 1996 and available on this website.
Memory and Truth After Genocide: Guatemala
View a transcript of a panel session on the challenges of achieving peace and reconciliation in Guatemala presented by the Holocaust Museum in 2000.
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