Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged government officials in El Salvador to repeal a 1993 amnesty law that prevents any investigation into killings committed during the country's 12-year civil war , including...
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El Salvador government agrees to open investigation into archbishop death
El Salvador government officials agreed on Friday to a state investigation into the death of Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero , shot and killed in 1980. The announcement of the investigation comes nearly a...
Sixth Circuit upholds judgment against former El Salvador military commander
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld Tuesday a district court decision finding former El Salvador chief military commander Nicolas Carranza liable for murder and torture...
Rights groups file lawsuit against ex-El Salvador president in Spain
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) and the Asociacion Pro Derechos Humanos de España (APDHE) filed suit Thursday in Spain's National Court against Alfredo...
El Salvador defended its 1993 amnesty law in a hearing Wednesday before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) dealing with the country's failure to investigate the 1980 murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero ....
Reinstatement of $54.6 million verdict against Salvadoran generals [11th Circuit]
Arce, et al. v. Garcia, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Circuit Judge Tjoflat, February 28, 2005 [reinstating a $54.6 million verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals for allegedly allowing torture and other abuses during...
Federal appeals court reinstates $55M verdict against Salvadoran generals
The US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia has reinstated a $55 million verdict against two former Salvadoran generals for allowing torture and other human rights violations to occur during the El Salvadoran civil war....
US jury finds ex-Salvadoran colonel liable for murder, awards $2 million
A US federal court jury Friday found against a former Salvadoran Army colonel , holding him responsible for murder and torture carried out during the El Salvador civil war in the 1980s. The jury heard...
Former El Salvador military officer faces US torture lawsuit
The civil trial of former El Salvadoran military officer and naturalized US citizen Nicolas Carranza commenced in US District Court in Memphis Monday. Carranza was vice president of defense and director of the Salvadoran Treasury police during...
Reversal of $54.6 million verdict against Salvadoran generals [11th Circuit]
Arce, et al. v. Garcia, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Circuit Judge Tjoflat, February 28, 2005 [ruling reversing a $54.6 million verdict against two retired Salvadoran generals for allegedly allowing torture and other abuses...
