Unfinished Sentences and the UW Center for Human Rights extend our deep gratitude to the Seattle-area community members and University of Washington students who contributed to a fundraiser on Sunday, March 2. The event raised $1300 , which will fund psychological support for survivors of crimes against humanity in El Salvador, via the UWCHR’s partnership
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Supreme Court orders investigation of San Francisco Angulo massacre
On February 5, the Supreme Court of El Salvador delivered an unprecedented decision ordering the country’s General Prosecutor to investigate the 1981 massacre of 45 civilians in the community of San Francisco Angulo. The Court ruled that a previous stalled investigation had violated the rights of victims, and that a new investigation must make its
Declassified documents shed light on the illegal detention of Héctor Recinos
Pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights and the National Security Archive, new documents have been declassified relating to the case of Héctor Bernabé Recinos, a leading figure in the human rights movement in El Salvador, and the related case of his wife and daughter.
Seattle: Dec. 5 Event at St. Pat’s Church
La Voz de la Justicia: Human Rights at a Critical Juncture in El Salvador Please join us on Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 pm at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Seattle (2702 Broadway Ave E) for a presentation and conversation with guest speaker Angelina Godoy from the UW Center for Human Rights and Unfinished Sentences. She
Amnesty: Urgent Action for Pro-Búsqueda
UA: 314/13 Index: AMR 29/011/2013 El Salvador Date: 18 November 2013 Download PDF: AIUSA Urgent Action on Pro-Busqueda URGENT ACTION: Human rights organization’s office attacked The office of human rights organization Pro-Búsqueda in San Salvador was raided on 14 November. Three staff members were held captive while important information was set on fire and computers containing sensitive
Attackers burn files of organization seeking disappeared children
Early Thursday morning, November 14, 2013, three unidentified armed men attacked the office of Pro-Búsqueda, a human rights organization which works to find children disappeared during the armed conflict and reunite them with their families. Office equipment and sensitive files were stolen and destroyed, leaving little doubt that the motive of the attack is to preserve
Survivor of Massacre Files Complaint Against Member of Legislature
Survivor of Massacre by Military of El Salvador Files Criminal Complaint Against Former Military Official, Sitting Legislator At 3pm today in San Salvador, María Hernández, accompanied by representatives of victims’ organizations and human rights advocates, presented a criminal complaint against a former high-ranking military official for the deaths of five of her family members in
Closure of Tutela Legal alarms human rights community
In late September, Tutela Legal, one of El Salvador’s leading human rights organizations, was suddenly closed, leading to grave concerns in the human rights community. Tutela Legal was founded within the Archbishopric of San Salvador in 1982, continuing work begun under Msgr. Oscar Romero. For decades it has been dedicated to receiving and researching complaints