El Salvador: 1) During the recent assault on the capital was there any record of army/security forces videotaping/photographing FMLN fighters and other for later identification? 2) Has the army/security forces been known to use the above method to identify potential opponents in the past?
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV4403 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: 1) During the recent assault on the capital was there any record of army/security forces videotaping/photographing FMLN fighters and other for later identification? 2) Has the army/security forces been known to use the above method to identify potential opponents in the past?, 1 March 1990, SLV4403, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6accc7c.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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1) No information regarding this subject was found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
2) According to the Non-Governmental Human Rights Commission of El Salvador, Toronto office [], the security forces have been known to resort to videotaping political demonstrations to be used to identify the leadership of the political organizations involved in organizing the demonstration.
Notes:
1. Verbal communication with the Non-Governmental Human Rights Commission of El Salvador, Toronto office. Phone number: (416) 482-2754.
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