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Nelson

Detained by the Army

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Nelson explains he was arrested for disobeying orders by the army to participate in paramilitary patrols.

The 1986 Invasion

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Nelson describes the 1986 invasion of Arcatao by the military, during which the population was separated, with women held inside the church while men were lined up outside to be interrogated and tortured.

Massacres around Arcatao

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Nelson tells about various massacres that took place around Arcatao.

The El Rincón Massacre

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Nelson describes the brutality with which six women, four pregnant, were killed by the military in the El Rincón massacre.

Burying the Dead

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Nelson describes the burial of women killed at the El Rincón massacre and explains why after 1980 the civilian population and guerrilla stopped burying their dead.

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    • The Yellow Book
  • History
  • FOIA Library
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