From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: El Rescate Report July 13-August 10, 1992
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Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 23:39:04 GMT

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** Written 10:20 am  Aug 14, 1992 by elrescate in cdp:reg.elsalvador **
Dear Peace Net member,

After a one-month absence we are pleased to return to Peace 
Net with our "Report from El Salvador." We have not published a 
report in recent weeks because of the August holiday in El 
Salvador and the tunneling of our resources into current 
special projects.  We hope this has not caused too much 
inconvenience, and begin this week with a summary of events 
from July 13 to August 10, after which our regular "Report 
from El Salvador" will appear weekly. 

However, we often receive inquiries from Peace Net 
subscribers and others seeking information about El Rescate, 
knowing us only as a source of information and analysis on the 
situation in El Salvador. However, publications are only one 
service of our Human Rights Department, which is but one of 
many departments in our multi service organization.  So, by 
way of introduction, the following is a description of El 
Rescate: 

El Rescate (The Rescue) was established in 1981 as a 
humanitarian response to the urgent needs of the half-million 
Central American refugees fleeing their war-torn countries, 
seeking protection in the greater Los Angeles Area.  As the 
country's oldest and largest provider of social and legal 
services, education and advocacy, El Rescate has become a 
national leader in articulating the needs of Central American 
refugees, and in addressing the root causes behind their influx.  
Below is a synopsis of the El RescateUs programs and 
activities; the vehicles through which we serve the 
community, foster peace, and advocate for individual dignity 
here and abroad.  

Our Social Services Department provides free, comprehensive 
services to the thousands of people.  In 1991 we provided 
3,600 shelter nights; served 10,600 hot meals; distributed 
310,000 supplimentary meals; delivered 5,000 hours of ESL 
Instruction and 600 hours of Literacy Training to the poorest 
and most underserved population in Los Angeles.  

El Refugio (The Refuge), our homeless shelter, provides 
emergency food and shelter to recently arrived refugees.  El 
Refugio serves as a focal point of our food and clothing 
distribution programs.  

Our Legal Services Department has distinguished itself as an 
effective defender of refugee rights, providing free legal 
representation, counseling, and education to indigent Central 
Americans.  By pressing several successful class action suits, 
El Rescate has been at the forefront of protecting and 
extending civil liberties to Central American refugees seeking 
protection in the United States.

El RescateUs Children's Advocacy Project was the first to offer 
assistance to children held in INS detention centers.  In 
addition to representing hundreds of minors each year, and 
reuniting families, El Rescate hosts an annual Christmas party 
for over one thousand refugee children in the Los Angeles area, 
and last year delivered gifts to nearly 700 children detained at 
the border over the holiday season.  

El Rescate's Human Rights Department has won national and 
international prominence as a source of information and 
analysis on human rights in El Salvador.  Our publications are 
considered essential by Central American lobbyists, U.S. 
Congressional members, and journalists.  

Our International Human Rights Law Project brings human 
rights abuses to international courts.  This is groundbreaking 
work and due to petitions submitted by El Rescate several 
cases have become the subject of international investigation 
and debate in the Organization of American States, the 
International Labor Organization, and the U.S. Trade 
Representative.  

The El Salvador Fund has distributed over a million dollars in 
aid to self-development projects among El Salvador's rural and 
urban poor.  

El Rescate
1340 South Bonnie Brae, Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 387-3284  FAX (213) 387-9189

Oscar Andrade, Executive Director


EL RESCATE HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT

REPORT FROM EL SALVADOR 
July 13-August 10, 1992

Six months have passed since the signing of the Peace 
Agreement and the process has entered another difficult stage. 
The FMLN refused to demobilize the second 20% of its 
combatants on July 31 and it has been announced that United 
Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peace Operations, 
Marrack Goulding, will arrive August 14 in an effort to resolve 
the problems and advance the process.

The July 13-14 general strike called by the labor movement to 
pressure the private sector and government for 
implementation of the Economic/Social Forum was considered 
a success with an estimated 150,000 workers participating. 
The day before the action began, direct meetings were held 
between labor leaders, the government and COPAZ in the 
presence of ONUSAL observers and the Ambassadors of the four 
"friendly" countries. The government agreed to increase efforts 
to implement the Forum by "persuading" the private sector to 
join "following the August holidays." (1) However the "IVA" 
sales tax, strongly opposed by the labor movement, and whose 
rejection was one of the principal demands of the strike, was 
passed by the Assembly two weeks later.

While political attention has been focused on the 
demobilization of FMLN combatants, former members of the 
Armed Forces have begun to organize. On July 31, for the first 
time in history, former soldiers marched to demonstrate 
discontent with the treatment they have received. Three 
hundred war-disabled veterans belonging to "ALFAES" 
demanded indemnities, adequate health care and financial 
support.


"During the first six months there have been decisive, though 
imperfect advances."
Dr. Iqbal Riza (2)

"This phase will be much more complex than the previous one."
Joaquin Villalobos (3)

According to the calendar of implementation of the peace 
agreement, two thirds or 92 of the 117 agreements signed in 
Chapultepec, Mexico, as well as others signed in San Jose, 
Mexico and New York, should have been implemented by July 31. 
During a press conference held that day, the FMLN General 
Command accused the government of non-compliance or only 
partial compliance with 46 agreements, including programs for 
ex-combatants, and announced that the scheduled 
demobilization of the second 20% of combatants was 
suspended. Further advances toward the conclusion of the 
cease-fire period on October 31 "depend on the government," 
insisted Joaquin Villalobos. "If the context is not created, we 
will not move forward. The government logic is that they can 
go by foot while the FMLN goes by plane ... It is absurd and we 
are not going to do it." (4)

The previous crisis, which occurred in April and May, was 
resolved during a brief visit by U.N. official Marrack Goulding 
in June. Following intense meetings with both sides, 
agreements were reached to dismantle the National Guard, the 
Treasury Police, the National Intelligence Directorate and the 
Civil Defense, and the first 20% of FMLN combatants were 
demobilized. But once again the calendar is suffering serious 
setbacks. "Old delays are creating new delays," said Schafik 
Handal. The absence of programs for the reinsertion of the 
first 20% of the combatants "affects the spirits of our people 
as the next deadline approaches." (5)

ONUSAL Director Dr. Iqbal Riza attributed the difficulties in 
part to the lack of clarity in the accords. Each side "makes 
interpretations which are almost always contradictory," he 
explained. (6) Earlier he warned that the Security Council could 
withdraw the Mission if the accords are not honored: "The U.N. 
could decide it has other priorities." (7)


"A significant number of ex-combatants have begun to return 
to the concentration sites where at least there is food."
Mauricio Chavez of the FMLN Reconstruction Commission (8)

"It is as though you buy a car and keep paying, but they do not 
give you the car."
PDC Deputy Gerardo LeChevalier (9)

On July 23 members of the FMLN Reconstruction Commission 
first indicated that the scheduled demobilization could be 
suspended. According to Mauricio Chavez, the government has 
20 million colones in emergency funds available for ex-
combatants and 750 million colones committed in 
international donations for assistance programs to ex-
members of both armies, but the 1600 FMLN combatants 
demobilized on June 30 "have not received a single cent" and 
there have been no land transfers. (10)

Government and military officials responded by denouncing the 
conditioning of further demobilization and accused the FMLN of 
a series of violations including the presence of FMLN security 
commissions in conflictive zones and alleged arms shipments. 
(11) General Rene Emilio Ponce warned of a "high political 
cost" for not demobilizing and said the peace process would be 
"difficult" unless the FMLN complied. (12) Dr. Oscar Santamaria 
insisted there was no "bad will" on the part of the government 
and blamed the problem on delays in the delivery of 
international aid for assistance programs to ex-combatants. 
(13)

The FMLN General Command sent a letter to the U.S. Congress 
on July 23 warning that the demobilization would be "hindered" 
because of the lack of agreement on assistance programs. 
According to the letter, the government presented a proposal 
on July 17 which did not offer "real perspectives" for the 
economic development of ex-combatants but merely proposed 
"subsistence-level options." The letter also criticized the 
handling of U.S. funds by AID officials who have been "biased in 
favor of the government." (14)

The FMLN global reinsertion program includes funding for 
contingency aid, education, economic development, housing, 
rehabilitation for war-disabled ex-combatants and pensions 
for families of deceased combatants. Sonia Aguinada Carranza 
of the Foundation "16 de enero" explained that, under the plan, 
10,944 members of the END, FMLN, and war-disabled former 
combatants would receive benefits to total $190 million over 
a five-year period. (15)


"The FMLN attitude is delay, delay, delay."
Press Secretary Ernesto Altschul (16)

"We cannot take steps into a void. We are not that naive.
Joaquin Villalobos (17)

On July 27 National Press Secretary Ernesto Altschul accused 
the FMLN of being "irresponsible" and implementing a strategy 
"to maintain their military structure as long as possible." The 
process, he said, "is like a dance that never ends." Altschul 
insisted that "100%" of the short-term reinsertion programs 
for ex-combatants were ready. (18) ARENA President Calderon 
Sol admitted "involuntary delays" existed but denied the 
government was not complying with agreements and charged 
that the FMLN was looking for "a pretext" not to disarm. (19)

The majority of demobilized government troops have not 
received any assistance either, according to General Ponce, 
"but this has not been an excuse not to demobilize. There is no 
justification." (20) President Cristiani insisted the lack of 
funds is due to "external factors" and urged the FMLN to 
"analyze the situation more seriously ... and not call it a crisis 
every time there are delays." (21)

During a late-night session on July 30, the Assembly passed 
the Military Service Law. However, the legislation contained 
last-minute changes made by ARENA deputies in spite of a 
consensus decision in COPAZ on the content. The folowing day 
the General Command held a press conference to formally 
announce the temporary suspension of the demobilization 
process due to non-compliance with 46 of the accords 
including land transfers, development of the National Civil 
Police, the Police Academy, the new state intelligence service, 
and the modifications imposed on the Military Service Law by 
ARENA deputies. Schafik Handal asserted that the changes will 
allow the military to open an unlimited number of recruitment 
centers around the country: "We do not accept what they have 
done." (22)

High-level meetings between the FMLN and government with 
ONUSAL mediation were held during the last week of July but 
the most difficult issues were not resolved and both sides 
apparently agreed to request the presence of Marrack Goulding 
once again. Msr. Ricardo Urioste commented on the importance 
of Goulding's visit, saying he hoped for a "stronger voice" from 
the United Nations, "but we won't always have this presence 
and I insist that compliance with the Accords depends on us. 
We made the war and we must make the peace." (23)

In spite of the difficulties, there were advances in the process 
during the last two weeks of July. The office of the 
Ombudsman for Human Rights was opened to the public, 
President Cristiani appointed the civilian and military 
members of the Academic Council of the Military School and 
the director of the National Civil Police. Legislation creating 
the PNC and permitting legalization of the FMLN party was 
passed by the Assembly and the first of the five elite 
battalions, the Bracamonte, was dismantled. ONUSAL 
announced the implementation of a campaign to clean-up mined 
areas of the country; an estimated 400 sq. kilometers will 
first be marked off-limits by a task force of ONUSAL, UNICEF, 
Armed Forces and FMLN members.

Dr. Iqbal Riza remarked recently that there has been "a 
complete transformation of the country" since last July but he 
hinted that the mandate of the ONUSAL mission could be 
extended: "The lasting conditions for peace will not be 
consolidated until the 1994 election." (24)


"We have been appointed to rescue the truth ... so these 
atrocious situations are not repeated ... We are not from the 
right or the left. We are ambidextrous."
Dr. Belisario Betancur, Member of the Truth Commission (25)

Opposition politicians believe current difficulties in the peace 
process can be attributed partially to the fact that the most 
delicate moments for the Armed Forces have arrived, including 
the dismantling of the elite battalions, the report of the Ad-
Hoc Commission and the implementation of the Truth 
Commission.

The three members of the Truth Commission arrived in El 
Salvador on July 14 after being sworn-in by the U.N. Secretary-
General in New York. Belisario Betancur, Reynaldo Figueredo 
and Thomas Buergenthal were in the country four days, meeting 
with government, military, political and religious leaders. The 
Commission also paid a visit to the Segundo Montes Community 
in Morazn where members met with the sole surviving 
witness to the Mozote massacre.

The scope of the Commission's work has not been publicly 
elaborated. On his arrival, Dr. Betancur said the "golden rule" is 
the agreement establishing the Commission. "We do not have 
specifically defined cases," he explained, "because our mandate 
was not specific." (26) Asked about threats against 
Commission members, Betancur responded that "any pressures 
will fall into an abyss. We are not people who can be pressured 
or impressed." (27) Reynaldo Figueredo explained that the 
members were fully aware "of the significance of the mission 
with which we have been entrusted and of the hopes of the 
Salvadoran people to know the truth." (28)


"Some sectors could create obstacles for the Commission's 
work." 
Archbishop Rivera y Damas (29)

Military and government leaders, the FMLN and popular 
organizations all expressed support for the Commission. "The 
truth has to be crystal clear," stressed General Mauricio 
Vargas, (30) and Minister of Defense Ponce promised the "full 
collaboration" of the Armed Forces, noting the assassinations 
of mayors and judges. He said the Commission "will establish a 
truth that many do not know ... and that in some cases has been 
twisted to accuse many sectors without any evidence." (31) 

Vice-President Merino called on the United States to provide 
information on cases such as Zona Rosa, the mayors, and 
assassinations of conservative intellectuals. (32) Assembly 
President Roberto Angulo declared, "the left must reveal who 
the assassins were." (33) A DIARIO DE HOY columnist decried 
the "imbalance" in information provided to the Commission, 
charging that Washington is providing data "in order to 
investigate officers but not terrorist commanders," and that 
"many leftist organizations in various parts of the world are 
collecting testimonies and evidence against the Armed Forces." 
(34)

The Truth Commission "is just a big international show staged 
to finish off what remains of the Armed Forces," contended 
former Attorney-General Dr. Mauricio Eduardo Colorado, "and to 
justify the replacement of the Supreme Court." According to 
Colorado, the Commission has no legal jurisdiction and is "the 
result of government concessions to the FMLN." (35) The far-
right "Civic Movement for a Free El Salvador" published a full-
page ad demanding the Truth Commission "also judge the 
terrorists" and asking, "Are officers aware that the Ad-Hoc 
and Truth Commissions are designed to destroy the Armed 
Forces?" (36)


"This is a great opportunity for Salvadorans and there is no 
time to lose. The 75,000 killed, those of El Mozote, Sumpul, 
Copapayo, Las Hojas, all demand the truth and justice."
YSFF Editorial (37)

The Commission members will visit the country for four or 
five days each month, but the real work will be carried out by 
a large staff headed by Argentinian Patricia Valdez. The 
majority of the staff members are Latin Americans and 
Europeans, many with similar experience in the Southern Cone. 
While there is concern about the monumental task ahead and 
the time constraint, Dr. Betancur said the staff will work 
"sixteen hours a day ... to convert the six months into 12 
months." (38)

On August 10 the Commission opened its office to receive 
denunciations from the public and in September the staff will 
begin visits to the interior of the country. In a communique 
issued August 8, the Commission stated that "anyone who has 
information about serious acts of violence since 1980" can 
present written or oral testimonies. (39) This message is 
being repeated in radio commercials: "With the contribution of 
everyone, we will find the truth." (40)

Human rights and popular organizations are collecting 
information and testimonies and have begun to present 
documentation to the Commission. While many cases have been 
presented privately, publicly, the non-governmental Human 
Rights Commission (CDHES) has presented 150 cases, including 
49 massacres. The Democratic Convergence will present the 
cases of Hector Oqueli Colindres and the FDR leaders and 
jointly deliver the case of Mario Zamora with the UDN. The 
Church has presented all documentation on the assassination 
of Archbishop Romero. CRIPDES has delivered 41 cases. The 
Intergremial will present the FENASTRAS and Nazario de Jesus 
Gracias cases and has called on the Commission to visit 
clandestine jails. The National University is collecting 
documentation on violations, and the CPDN has begun a 
campaign to encourage the population to present testimonies. 
The right is also preparing cases; a group of unidentified 
judges are reportedly preparing documentation on twenty-nine 
judges and justices of the peace assassinated between 1980-
1989.

In spite of the welcoming words from most sectors and the 
international nature of the Commission, problems are 
anticipated. "I do not doubt there will be pressures and 
difficulties," commented Joaquin Villalobos, "but if the 
Commission does not do its job, it will be blocking the peace 
process." (41) And human rights workers question what will 
happen after the Commission issues its report. "Who will be in 
a position to prosecute a military officer or a member of the 
High Command," asked Reynaldo Blanco of the non-
governmental Human Rights Commission. (42)


"Complete answers  ... would honor the cause of justice and 
strengthen civilian vigilance over a hard-line Latin American 
army whose officers have had extensive U.S. training."
NEW YORK TIMES Editorial (43)

Meanwhile, the NEW YORK TIMES has called on the U.S. 
government to give "complete support" to the Ad-Hoc 
Commission, criticizing the slowness of "bureaucratic wheels" 
and demanding "identification of the evildoers and removal 
from their posts." (44)

In an apparent indication that the U.S. government is indeed 
assisting the purification process of the Armed Forces, 
members of the Ad-Hoc Commission returned to Washington 
August 2-5 to receive additional information. Following the 
first visit in July, Commission member Eduardo Molina said the 
State Department had promised "highly delicate" documents 
"which could endanger relations between the two countries and 
must be handled with extreme care." Molina did not elaborate 
but said both countries "trust the delicate mission" of the 
Commission. (45) In another interview Molina explained that 
much of the information to be received in August "may be only 
provided verbally, due to its delicate nature." (46)

As of July 24 the Commission had interviewed over two 
hundred officers, most young and most of whom, according to 
Molina, "demonstrated the will, enthusiasm and character" to 
participate in an army "that can function in a democratic 
society." (47) The Peace Agreement allows only three months 
for the Commission to complete its task, but an extension 
beyond August 19 is anticipated.


"The taboo in relation to the impunity of the military was 
broken two years ago by public opinion. Now the same thing 
must  happen to the Supreme Court."
Ruben Zamora (48)

In recent weeks there has been increasing criticism of the 
Supreme Court as a perpetrator and defender of impunity. A 
group founded by an Ad Hoc Commission member, the "Casa de 
la Amistad," has called for the establishment of a "truth 
commission" to investigate Court actions in a number of cases, 
including that of the former process server, Rene Garcia, who 
presented photocopied documentation of irregularities to 
opposition deputies last May and was immediately arrested on 
charges of drug-trafficking and falsification of documents.

On July 15, Garcia wrote a letter to the court contradicting his 
earlier statements, saying his case had been "manipulated" by 
Ruben Zamora and other opposition politicians "to denigrate 
the good reputation of magistrates." (49) Zamora told the press 
that Garcia had consulted him before writing the letter. 
Implying that Garcia was under extreme pressure, Zamora 
called him "another victim of the Supreme Court." (50) PDC 
Deputy Roberto Viera played a tape recorded earlier of Garcia 
saying he was afraid for his life. Viera charged that Garcia 
changed his story because of the "sanctified inquisition of the 
'Supreme Court of Injustice,' something which cannot be 
touched. People must bow their heads because there is no 
justice in this country." (51)

The following day legal authorities announced that trials of 
certain controversial cases which should go to the Truth 
Commission would be held immediately: the 1988 San 
Sebastian massacre and the 1989 assassinations of former 
Supreme Court President Dr. Francisco Guerrero, Edgar Chacon 
and Gabriel Payes. (52) Just days later, however, the trial of 
Major Mauricio Beltran, accused of ordering the San Sebastian 
massacre, was abruptly postponed following the jury 
selection. (53)

On July 21, Cesar Erazo Cruz was tried and acquitted for the 
assassination of Dr. Guerrero. Guerrero's daughter attended the 
trial and told the press, "I do not consider myself to have been 
harmed by Erazo Cruz." (54) Aracely Guerrero de Paredes said 
her father's assassination was related to "other causes," 
noting that his briefcase, which contained "important 
documentation on the Jesuit case," was missing from the scene 
of the crime. (55) The defendant said he had been simply 
passing by and was wounded during the attack against 
Guerrero. Erazo Cruz was then captured by the National Police 
and "subjected to blackmail, psychological pressure and death 
threats" before signing an extrajudicial confession. (56) The 
state prosecutor denounced the acquittal, charging that the 
jury was "pressured ... by the defendant's terrorist friends in 
the courtroom." (57)

In another case, Adolfo Aguilar Payes, accused of 
assassinating two conservative political analysts in 1989, has 
been held in jail for three years. According to his lawyers 
there is no evidence against him except his coerced 
extrajudicial confession: "Crimes were accrued in the 
headquarters of the security forces," said Dr. Jose Maria 
Mendez, "they could have added that he killed Jesus Christ, 
Issac and Barrabas." (58) Following the Erazo Cruz acquittal, 
the trial of Aguilar Payes, scheduled for July 27, was 
"indefinitely" postponed, because of "paid advertisements 
pressuring the jury," according to Supreme Court President Dr. 
Mauricio Gutierrez Castro. (59)


"There is no evidence as to the authors of these crimes ... but 
the style indicates the death squads." 
Msr. Ricardo Urioste (60)

"The population could become frustrated ... when they see that 
not even an apparatus as powerful as the United Nations could 
put an end to impunity."
Reinhard Jung-Hecker (61)

In the climate of post-war violence it has become increasingly 
difficult to determine the motives of assassinations. Five 
cases during the past two weeks have caused particular 
concern:

%  FENASTRAS member Miguel Angel Alvarado was found 
brutally murdered in his home in Apulo on July 22. It is 
believed that his wife, who has family members who are high-
ranking military officers, was involved in the killing. (62)

%  FENASTRAS leader Ivan Ramirez was shot to death in a 
restaurant in San Salvador in the early morning hours of July 
31. Authorities say the crime was the result of a dispute over 
a woman, but Ramirez had received death threats and, 
according to FENASTRAS, was under surveillance. (63)  Also 
according to witnesses, one of three gunmen singled him out 
saying, "Vos sos" ("you're the one"), after which they fired six 
bullets into him. (64)

%  Eduardo Pineda, a former member of the Attorney General's 
staff, prosecutor for the Jesuit case and currently on the staff 
of the Ombudsman's office, was shot in his home on the night 
of July 31. His vehicle was stolen but family members and co-
workers do not believe the motive was robbery. Pineda is still 
in critical condition and may be moved to the U.S. for medical 
treatment. (65)

%  ATMOP member Jose Alejandro Jacobo was assassinated in 
his home in Santa Ana on August 3. According to family 
members the assailants tried to steal a briefcase with 
documents on union activities and one of the men was an ex-
soldier. (66)

%  On August 7 three men in a taxi attempted to kill FMLN 
Commander Reyes Tomas Martinez as he pulled up to his house 
in Colonia Loma Linda. Gunshots were fired through his 
windshield, but he was not injured. (67)

There has been no progress on the investigation of these 
crimes or indeed any of the other violent, possibly political, 
crimes which have occurred during the tenure of ONUSAL. Non-
governmental human rights organizations have become 
increasingly critical of ONUSAL's role following the letter 
written by former ONUSAL Human Rights Division official 
Reinhard Jung-Hecker to the Secretary-General of the U.N. last 
month. Jung-Hecker severely criticized ONUSAL Director Dr. 
Iqbal Riza for restraining the Human Rights Division and 
demonstrating a bias in favor of the government. On August 10, 
CD Deputy Jorge Villacorta expressed the hope that the visit of 
Marrack Goulding would lead to a redefinition of the role of Dr. 
Riza. "ONUSAL has lacked an aggressive attitude," he said, "and 
the Director is acting as an advisor rather than a mediator." 
(68)

Meanwhile, the contract of Argentinian human rights expert Dr. 
Rodolfo Mattarollo was not renewed. The decision, apparently 
made in New York, is of concern to other members of the 
ONUSAL mission and local human rights workers who are aware 
of his valuable analytical and theoretical contribution to the 
work. (69) Dr. Mattarollo became a "cause celebre" in February 
when ARENA deputies refused to allow him to participate in a 
human rights forum in the Assembly, charging he was "persona 
non-grata" in the country. Although the government refused to 
publicly elaborate the reasons for its opposition to the 
presence of Dr. Mattarollo and hinted at a "dark past," it is 
known that his participation in the Jesuit investigation 
angered the military. Dr. Mattarollo's contract expires August 
31.

On July 28 the United Nations announced that Dr. Diego Garcia-
Sayan Larrabure will arrive in September to replace Dr. 
Philippe Texier as Director of the Human Rights Division of 
ONUSAL. Garcia-Sayan is Peruvian, a member of the Committee 
for the Prevention of Torture in the Americas and Executive 
Director of the Andean Commission of Jurists. He has held 
other international posts and has previously worked for the 
United Nations. (70)


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7/18/92; 6. TCS, 7/27/92; 7. TV 6, 7/14/92; 8. Radio YSU, 
7/23/92; 9. Radio YSFF, 7/24/92; 10. Radio NotiMundo, 
7/23/92; 11. TV 12, 7/23/92; 12. IBID.; 13. Radio YSU, 
7/24/92; 14. INSISTEM, 7/27/92; 15. TV 12, 7/27/92; 16. 
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7/21/92; 56. EL MUNDO, 7/21/92; 57. DIARIO DE HOY, 7/23/92; 
58. TV 12, 7/27/92; 59. TV 6, 7/29/92; 60. Radio NotiMundo, 
8/10/92; 61. EL MUNDO, 7/16/92; 62   Radio YSFF, 7/24/92; 
63. Radio Venceremos, 8/1/92; 64. Amnesty International 
Urgent Action; 65. Radio YSU, 8/2/92; 66. DIARIO LATINO, 
8/7/92; 67. DIARIO LATINO, 8/8/92; 68. Radio YSU, 8/10/92; 
69. Interview, 8/3/92; 70. INSISTEM, 7/28/92. 


Copyright  1992, El Rescate Human Rights Department. This 
report may be quoted and partially reprinted on condition that 
El Rescate be cited as the source.






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