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El Salvador Archive
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Dramatic Reduction in Homicides in El Salvador—David Munguía Payés Answers Critics
By Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on March 20, 2013 | No CommentsOn March 15, 2013, the Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Public Security, David Munguía Payés, held a conversatorio (conversation) with a group of Salvadoran community leaders at the Salvadoran embassy in Washington, D.C. The main topic was the encouraging reduction of gang related homicides in El Salvador since the inception... -
The 2014 Presidential Elections in El Salvador and the Transnational Electorate
By Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Professor of Philosophy at Bowie State University on March 12, 2013 | 1 CommentOn January 24, 2013, the Salvadoran national assembly passed a law giving the Salvadoran diaspora the right to vote, starting with the upcoming 2014 presidential elections. This long awaited measure transforms the electoral landscape of the country, because it extends democratic rights to an already politically active community. Meanwhile, on... -
School is Out for the SOA
By Isabella Troconis, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 27, 2012 | 1 CommentThousands of students, human rights defenders, and religious leaders held a large-scale rally at the gates of the School of the Americas (SOA), currently known as the “school of coups,” during the third weekend of November (Nov. 16-18, 2012) at Fort Benning, Georgia. The protestors gathered outside of the infamous... -
Holding Salvadoran War Criminals Accountable: The Massacre at University of Central America, San Salvador, 1989
By Kate Hayden, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Frederick B. Mills, Senior Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 15, 2012 | 5 CommentsThis essay will examine some new developments in the case of one of the most notorious war crimes committed by the Salvadoran security forces during the twelve year long civil war: the massacre on the campus of the José Simeón Cañas University of Central America (UCA) in San Salvador on... -
The Long Road to Arms Trade Transparency in Latin America
By Joel Jaeger, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on November 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsIf the countries of Latin America wish to promote peace in the region, they must keep a vigilant eye on arms control. A simple and effective way to build trust and confidence between nations is to promote transparency in the arms trade. Openness in the buying and selling of arms... -
The Northern Triangle’s Population: Citizens Caught in Crossfire
By Gene Bolton, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs on October 19, 2012 | 11 CommentsThe ambiguity between the role of military forces and the police is a growing concern in Central America’s Northern Triangle countries, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. In all three countries, underpaid, outmanned, outgunned, and ill-trained police forces are forced to solicit assistance from the military. Most international attention on these...