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Diario CoLatino: Supreme Court of El Salvador orders investigation of forced disappearance of Rivas Clímaco children

Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court cites CIA cable published by Unfinished Sentences in ruling ordering new investigation of forced disappearance of children during 1982 military operation.… Continue reading “Diario CoLatino: Supreme Court of El Salvador orders investigation of forced disappearance of Rivas Clímaco children”

The Massacre of El Mozote: 36 Years of Struggles for Truth and Justice

Decades after the infamous massacre of El Mozote, the fight for accountability continues. The massacre of El Mozote was committed during “Operation Rescue,” a counterinsurgency operation spearheaded by the US-trained Atlacatl Battalion in December of 1981 in the department of Morazán in northeastern El Salvador. Over several days, the Salvadoran military killed at least 978… Continue reading “The Massacre of El Mozote: 36 Years of Struggles for Truth and Justice”

El Faro: The Day “The Offended” of El Mozote Silenced the Military

The first group of witnesses in the trial for the El Mozote massacre has finished. Of 17 original witnesses, 10 have now reaffirmed statements they made before a judge in San Francisco Gotera during the early 1990s. Despite the horror of their stories, lawyers for the accused military officials continue to paint the victims as guerrillas. But the power of their testimonies says, “hush, hush, listen.”… Continue reading “El Faro: The Day “The Offended” of El Mozote Silenced the Military”

DPLF: El Salvador to establish a National Commission for the Search of Disappeared Persons

Unfinished Sentences and the UW Center for Human Rights accompanied a recent delegation to El Salvador, which resulted in a commitment by the government of El Salvador to form a national commission to search for people disappeared during the armed conflict.… Continue reading “DPLF: El Salvador to establish a National Commission for the Search of Disappeared Persons”