The US advisor at El Mozote

In a 2007 comment on my blog, Gregory Walker, who was in the US Special Forces in El Salvador,  asserted that a US Special Forces advisor w...

National reconciliation law stalls

The proposal for a law of national reconciliation in El Salvador, which is opposed by human rights organizations representing the victims an...

National Reconciliation (or Amnesty or Impunity) Law stalls

The push to approve a National Reconciliation Law in El Salvador's legislature before June 1 stalled on Thursday during the course of a ...

Impunity watch

The possibility of justice for the victims of crimes against humanity during El Salvador's civil war, such as the massacre of children a...

Massacre case in El Mozote continues its slow progress

The case of the 1981 massacre of children, the elderly and others at El Mozote and surrounding communities continues its slow but steady pro...

New amnesty law being proposed in El Salvador

The headline in El Faro tells the story: Asamblea busca nueva amnistía para criminales de guerra del ejército y la guerrilla Assembly seeks...

El Mozote massacre triggers passions in Washington decades later

Rep. Ilhan Omar In a recent Congressional hearing first year member of the US House of Representatives Ilhan Omar challenged Elliott Abrams ...

US coming around on El Mozote

Recently disclosed documents from the US State Department show that the US Embassy in El Salvador is closely following the case of the mass...

El Mozote massacre trial

Next week will mark the 37th anniversary of the massacre of children and others at El Mozote and surrounding communities.  From December 10-...

The march towards justice for El Mozote

A few of the hundreds of small children who were victims at El Mozote Three different events from the past month concern the march towards j...