Part of the peace process that began in 1991 required an investigation on the killings of civilians, particularly the supposed genocide that had taken place with the purpose of eliminating the Mayan population. Through the Accord of Oslo on June 23, 1994, the United Nations with the cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Guatemala formed the Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) in order to “clarify with objectivity, equity and impartiality” the acts of violence and potential human rights violations connected to the armed conflict in Guatemala (Laura Powell, 2013). Much of the problem was on the fact that there was no written documentation that a Mayan genocide had been order. There was evidence and testimonies that mass killings
