Tag Archives: Disappeared

Mothers search en masse for their missing children

(ARTICULO DE FACTUM DISPONIBLE EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) An article written by Gerson Najera   Relatives and friends of victims of forced disappearance have gathered in a block to demand respect and an immediate response from the Government to the reports of disappearances. “I ask the president (Nayib Bukele) to be empathic. What if it was […]

About the clandestine graves in El Salvador

(LEA EL ORIGINAL EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   This is a translation of an Op Ed written by José María Tojeira, former dean of the Central American University (UCA):   The great massacres almost always required clandestine graves. Many of them were discovered after the wars that provoked such killings. This is how the Nazis acted […]

A spike in murders in El Salvador

Just like in April last year, in the middle of lockdown, El Salvador has faced another day of a surprising spike in homicides. LA PRENSA GRÁFICA reports: Only this Wednesday, November 10, at least 20 murders were reported, according to the Police (PNC). Due to this, President Nayib Bukele announced that the police and the […]

UCA EDITORIAL – Disappeared in El Salvador

(READ THE ORIGINAL IN SPANISH HERE)   The Central American University (UCA) recently published an editorial about the growing problem of missing people in El Salvador. Here’s our translation:   In El Salvador, the disappearance of people is daily news. Until August 31 of this year, 789 people are reported missing, an average of 3.3 […]