Addressing human rights in the wake of human tragedy
…finally learn the fate of their loved ones. The official commitment to create this commission was made public in the context of a visit by a delegation of young Salvadoran-Americans;…
…State Aronson from Washington DC and General Thurman, Commander in Chief of the US Southern command were dispatched to San Salvador, where they joined Embassy officials in a November 6…
…an international level, Pro-Búsqueda presented each of the five cases individually to the Salvadoran State through criminal complaints and complaints to the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office. After the lack of…
…El Salvador, guerrilla-organized militia were made up of volunteers trained in support roles and self-defense, with varying access to weaponry. “Combatant” is the second most common role (487 citations), followed…
…international community does nothing to protect migrating Salvadorans from all sorts of abuses by government authorities or narcotrafficking mafias; this helps feed a climate of total impunity in the face…
…the achievement of justice and respect for human rights of the Salvadoran people, promotes citizen participation and supports strengthening institutions. Website: http://www.uca.edu.sv/idhuca/ The University of Washington Center for Human Rights,…
…March 1981 Río Lempa massacre. With director Frank Christopher, Dressler produced the Oscar-nominated documentary In the Name of the People, available in its entirety via YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHO-WiiZba0 I have carefully…
…El congresista McGovern es copresidente de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos Tom Lantos, que es bipartidista; Torres es copresidenta del Comité de Asuntos Centroamericanos de la Cámara de Representantes. En…
…Salvador,” the non-governmental Salvadoran Human Rights Commission (CDHES) documented the conditions of imprisonment of 2,165 men accused of committing crimes against the state from January 1983 to August 1986. Published…
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’…