al jazeera, guatemala city. >> the remains of thousands of unidentified victims of 9/11 have been returned to ground zero in new york. they were placed in metal boxes and wrapped in an u.s. flag returned to the spot. some relatives protests against the move saying it's wrong to store the remains at its storage site. still to come on the program. >> the st. louis rams select michael sams. >> history is made as america's biggest football league select it's first openly gay player.

david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. calling for the release of more than 200 demonstrators in a camp raid on thursday, more than people have died in months of protes protests. >>> it's been nearly 70 years since the end of world war ii and yet the u.s. still holds a massive collection of nazi art. 500 pieces are currently being sold at an army base in virginia and are deemed too dangerous to return to germany. explaining why... >> reporter: these are the sort of paintings you would expect an u.s. army to have in its vast art collection, artwork often documenting the experience intrad but a few feet away, it transforms. >> one of the main issues with this particular piece is that you look at the skull and crossbones and you look at that individual's collar badge. >> signifies the ss. it's a very direct message glorifying the ss. >> this piece is one of 456 german works held at a u.s. army base just outside of washington, d.c. under the terms of the potsdam agreement much germany de-nazification following the war. >> if t

of genicide of his role but his conviction was later overturned and david mercer has more from guatemala cityeporter: marking a landmark for music they talk about the conviction of the former dictator that was sentenced to 80 years in prison for genicide and crimes against humanity but the festivities are bitter sweet. ten days after the victim guatemala court overturned the conviction sending the trial back to a private us vain and legal actions have many here worried. in fed attorney general, one of the genicide case architect was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end and passed up for reelection inspied of being the second most qualified candidate. in april they tried to suspend the year the judge who presided over the trial. massacre survivors says it's clear what is going on. >> translator: there have been changes in favor of impunity and responsible for genicide and empowered to do what they want to guatemala but we are keep working for peace. >> reporter: international groups met to discuss the trial and resent developments show guatemala post confli

david mercer has more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling through musicdreds commemorate the conviction of general former dictator sentenced to 80 years in prison for genocide and crimes against humanity. but the festivities are bittersweet. >> just ten days after the vet adequate maul la's top court overturned the conviction, sending the trial back to its original phase. it has many here worried. >> reporter: tone general one of the genocide cases architects was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed on being re-elected despite being the second most qualified candidate. in april the guatemala bar association tried to suspend for a year the judge who presided over the trial. many say it's clear what's going on. >> there have been changes in favor of impunity and those responsible for genocide. they feel empowed to do what they want to guatemala, but we survivors will keep working for peace. >> reporter: national and international groups met on friday to discuss the trial. many analysts said recen-- >> i t

we have more from guatemala city. >> reporter: marking a landmark court ruling to music, hundreds commemorate the first anniversary of conviction of the the former dictate scores was sentenced to 86 years in prison. the festivities are bittersweet. >> reporter: 10 days after the verdict the court overturned the conviction sending it back. a series of legal actions had many worried. >> in february the attorney-general an ark tech was told to step down seven months before she thought her term was set to end. she was passed up for re-election despite being the second most qualified candidate. they tried to suspend for a year a judge who presided over the trial. many said it was clear what is going on. >> translation: there have been changes in favour of impunity and those responsible for genocide. they feel empowered to do what they want. we'll work for peace. national and international groups met on friday to discuss the trial. many analysts said developments showed a trajility of the post-conflict justice system. >> what we have seen over the past year has been a backlash. in response to the t

a monday has been arrested in guatemala city after authorities found $2 million in cash hidden in hislice are investigating whether he was transporting the money for an organized group or drug trafficics and mexican cartels are believed to have expanded their money laundering operations in guatemala in resent years. uruguay has details of how people can grow, sell and use marijuana, the first country to launch what is called a cannabis market with each house allowed to grow up to six plants and we have the report. >> reporter: clubs that grow marijuana like this one can now cultivate and smoke legally what they have been producing illegally for years. the health of recreational benefits should they say now be enjoyed by a wider public, free of stigma and misunderstanding. >> translator: we want to end these myths. these tabus that surround marijuana. this so called evil weed used by the devil. >> reporter: the world is watching uruguay experiments will tackle the drug gangs and bring marijuana in the open and explore its potential. who would have thought a cannabis library operating o

cities in the world. after crossing illegally through guatemala and into mexico, axel and his cousins made their way to puebla, where they climbed atop one of the notorious mexican freight trains collectively known as "the beast" a dangerous and dusty free ride more than 1,400 miles, all the way to the border in nogales. the trip wasn't easy. because we came on the train. when you don't have water or food, you get really hungry. you're always afraid because people are telling you that someone has fallen from the train, that the train can kill you. >> that night. the three cousins. axel. ever and omar. stayed in a cheap hotel, sharing the cost with a friend made along the way. in the morning, ever they told me why they had to get out of honduras >> there are killers, they go to your house and they ask for money and if you don't pay they kill you. >> border patrol agent andy adame knows how hard the last stretch into the us can be. he drove us some 13 miles east of nogales, where the border fence gives way to open desert. these people who come to the unites states looking for a job, which is most of them, they

guatemala is facing a growing hiv epidemic, and nowhere is this problem more visible than in a city wherefficking, sexual abuse, prostitution, and drug use create the kind of high risk behavior that leads to hiv transition. dave has the story. >> reporter: manuel says he is lucky to be alive. after decades of living what he calls a reckless life in the united states and mexico, the 44 year old was diagnosed with hiv. he returned to his native guatemala looking for help. >> translator: i felt very alone and helpless. i told myself today i'm going to die. only recently have i accepted that although i have this disease, i can still have a good life. >> reporter: more than a dozen hiv positive people live alongside manuel at this small hospital. health worker dee smith built the clinic five years ago. it was her response to stories of central migrants dying alone. >> i know it's a huge problem. it has been documented that two thirds of all people diagnosed with hiv in the country have been diagnosed along this corridor of commercial and migratory travel. >> reporter: the river marks the board