We denounce the Legislative Assembly’s attempt to quickly pass a new amnesty law for crimes from the armed conflict before the change of government in El Salvador.
Read MoreAs one case presented by Cristosal in El Salvador shows, for women extortion can also come with the threat of sexual violence, blurring the lines between extortion and human trafficking.
Read MoreThe Guatemalan and Salvadoran State have renewed efforts to prevent the progress of the transitional justice process for crimes from the countries’ armed conflicts.
Read MoreThe 30 de Abril community, home to 750 families that live on the margins, was formed after hundreds of families lost their houses due to flooding. The improvements they have achieved up to this point are not due to any government sponsored initiatives, but are instead products of their own determination to build a community.
Read MoreIACHR denounces proposed bill that would provide amnesty for those involved in crimes committed during the Salvadoran armed conflict.
Read MoreRaymond Bonner, one of the reporters who broke the story of El Mozote internationally, wrote an article for ProPublica on the new proposed law that would protect those responsible for crimes committed during the armed conflict.
Read MoreWe address you from the communities of San Esteban Catarina and Nuevo Gualcho to express our opinion on the debate surrounding the National Reconciliation Law.
Read MoreExpert witnesses form a key part of the legal strategy in the case of the massacre of El Mozote, considering the plaintiff’s lack of access to military and government documents on the operation.
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Letter from the surviving victims and the family members of the victims of the 1981 massacre of El Mozote and the surrounding area regarding the proposal of a new amnesty law in El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly.
Read MoreIn the past few years, the US has increased financial and training for the Salvadoran judicial and police systems. However, some concerning reports have emerged that suggest that US aid is being used to fund abusive police units.
Read MoreThe risk of a new amnesty law for the human rights violations that took place during El Salvador’s armed conflict
Read MoreMore than two years after a judge in San Francisco de Gotera ordered the El Mozote trial be reopened, the trial is currently in its investigative phase. Despite a lack of cooperation from the Armed Forces of El Salvador and Government authorities, there is strong forensic evidence to corroborate the massacre…
Read MoreThe Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court granted the Legislative Assembly a six-month time frame to produce law for the protection of victims and witnesses of forced internal displacement.
Read MoreA newly released national survey on forced internal displacement and extraordinary security measures provides some hopeful results in regards to the general public’s respect for human rights.
Read MoreOn the 37th anniversary of the massacre of El Mozote and the surrounding area the perpetrators are still being protected by their political and economic power, but the the struggle for justice by the survivors advances firmly forward for the first time.
Read MoreAt least 200 civilians were murdered by the military in the massacre of El Calabozo in 1982, according to the crime report filed by the survivors. The physical evidence of the massacre, which occurred in the area surrounding San Esteban Catarina in San Vicente, is scarce.
Read MoreA human rights group in El Salvador founded by Episcopal clergy is using the courts to force the government there to live up to its responsibility to protect hundreds of thousands of citizens internally displaced by rampant violence, criminal and otherwise.
Read More“Churches have huge opportunity and power to change the national narrative from ‘kill them all’ to ‘we need a peace process,’” said Noah Bullock, executive director of Cristosal.
Read More“A human rights group in El Salvador founded by Episcopal clergy is using the courts to force the government there to live up to its responsibility to protect hundreds of thousands of citizens internally displaced by rampant violence, criminal and otherwise.”
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