The wonderful photo-journalism of James Rodríguez continues with ‘The Martyrs are Home’, found on the NACLA site. The title refers to the return of the bodies of victims of the genocide carried out by the State in the early 1980s. James is a witness to a process described as ‘inhumation’ in the municipality of Chajul, in the Department of Quiché. The very moving photo-essay chronicles the input of the forensic teams in helping to identify the remains and continues with the return of the remains to their communities and, finally, burial. Welcomed back by their families, the martyrs are finally home.

James Rodríguez is a Guatemala-based photographer and journalist. His work can be viewed online at Mimundo.org and his frequently updated blog.