El Salvador: Information on the current status of the peace process
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV11687 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Information on the current status of the peace process, 1 September 1992, SLV11687, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac0b14.html [accessed 17 May 2023] |
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Please find attached some recent articles that discuss the human rights situation in El Salvador and the compliance with the peace accord between the government and the guerrillas. Most of the attached articles can be found in the IRBDC's Indexed Media Review (IMR), available at your regional Documentation Centre.
The attached reports indicate that human rights violations and violence have continued since January 1992, albeit at a much smaller scale than during the armed conflict. A number of assassinations, particularly of trade unionists, have raised concern over the possible resurgence or continued activity of what has been described as "death squads." Also of concern has been the delay by the parties to the conflict in complying with some points and deadlines of the peace agreement, such as the creation of a new police force and demobilization of fighters. The problem of compliance, however, has been mostly overcome through the renegotiation of deadlines.
The most recent article attached, not yet included in the IMR, also discusses the problems regarding compliance with the peace agreement and violence taking place in El Salvador. Please refer to the attached reports and the IMR available at your Regional Documentation Centre for more detailed information. A copy of the fourth report of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) is not currently available to the IRBDC.
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Agence France Presse (AFP). 11 August 1992. "Le processus de paix n'est pas en crise, selon le president." (NEXIS)
. 21 August 1992. "La guerrilla annonce un nouveau calendrier de demobilisation de ses forces." (NEXIS)
Americas Watch. 2 September 1992. News From Americas Watch. Vol. 4, No. 8. "El Salvador: Peace and Human Rights: Successes and Shortcomings of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL)." New York: Human Rights Watch, pp. 1-5, 18-25.
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 29 August 1992. "El Salvador: FMLN Considers Applying for Extension of Peace Accord Timetable." (NEXIS)
Central America Report [Guatemala]. 28 August 1992. "El Salvador: Wobbly Peace Process Back on Track."
. 3 July 1992. "Human Rights on the Carpet."
Central America Update [New Mexico]. 28 August 1992. "Summary of Developments: Implementation of Salvadoran Peace Accords & Related Events." (NEXIS)
. 7 August 1992. "Summary of Developments: Implementation of Salvadoran Peace Accords & Related Events." (NEXIS)
. 24 July 1992. "El Salvador: Army Issues Annual Report." (NEXIS)
Reuters. 25 August 1992. AM Cycle. Kieran Murray. "Salvador Under Pressure as Attacks Threaten Peace." (NEXIS)
. 24 August 1992. AM Cycle. "U.N. Says Serious Human Rights Abuses Continue in El Salvador." (NEXIS)
The United Press International (UPI). 12 August 1992. BC Cycle. Daniel Alder. "Salvadoran Rebels Denounce Death-Squad Killings." (NEXIS)
