Justice Comes for the Archbishop
- August 31, 2004
Nearly 25 years after Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador, a chance for justice has finally appeared.
Fresno suit hearing recalls Salvadoran cleric’s slaying in ’80
- August 25, 2004
The brazen murder of El Salvador’s Roman Catholic Archbishop, Oscar Arnulfo Romero, was vividly recalled Tuesday at an unusual hearing in a Fresno courtroom…
The Archbishop, the death squad and the 24-year wait for justice
- August 24, 2004
It was the crime that broke El Salvador’s heart. A good man was murdered in broad daylight, yet no attempt was made to bring his assassin to justice. Until today…
El Salvador Slaying Case to Open in Fresno
- August 24, 2004
Relative of Archbishop Oscar Romero sues over his 1980 death. But the suspect is missing…
Ruling details torture claims
- June 20, 2004
A judge’s deportation order provides details about alleged human rights violations by a former Honduran Army officer accused of complicity in a `dirty war.’
Salvadorian Refugee shares story
- March 5, 2004
Students gathered in Bechtel International Center last night to commemorate women’s struggles in the name of International Women’s Day, which is March 8. The event featured three keynote speakers who spoke about their shared pursuit of justice for torture and human rights abuses against Salvadorean civilians.
Obsessive Pursuit
- March 3, 2004
Article on CJA client Zita Cabello-Barrueto’s long struggle to achieve justice for her brother’s killing.
S.F. Nonprofit Sues Former Salvadoran Commander Group Accuses Man of Torture, War Crimes
- December 11, 2003
A San Francisco nonprofit that has successfully sued foreign military leaders for crimes against humanity has again filed suit, this time against a former Salvadoran military commander the group says is responsible for torture and assassinations during the early years of El Salvador’s civil war…
Memphian Accused in El Salvador Killings Suit
- December 11, 2003
An unassuming great-grandfather who has been living uneventfully in Memphis was accused Wednesday of overseeing military squads who killed thousands of El Salvadorans more than two decades ago…
