El Salvador: Current information on persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by guerrillas in guerrilla-controlled areas because of the Jehovah's Witnesses' links with their fellow church members in the United States and/or because they are viewed as pro-government
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV5360 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Current information on persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by guerrillas in guerrilla-controlled areas because of the Jehovah's Witnesses' links with their fellow church members in the United States and/or because they are viewed as pro-government, 1 May 1990, SLV5360, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aada1b.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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The information in this paragraph was provided by the El Salvador desk of the World Headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Brooklyn, United States by telephone on 23 April 1990: their Church has an active branch office and congregation in El Salvador, and permanent communication between this and the Headquarters exists. The World Headquarters has no reports of mistreatment of Jehovah's Witnesses or obstacles to the practice of their religion. However, a few members have been killed in crossfires. There are no problems reported with young members either, as Jehovah's Witnesses are considered neutral by both guerrillas and the armed forces and therefore "left alone".
Reports of guerrilla abuses against or other recent information on the situation of Jehovah's Witnesses in El Salvador could not be found among the sources currently available to the IRBDC.
