Sumpul River massacre
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The Sumpul River massacre was a 1980 atrocity during El Salvador’s civil war in which hundreds of civilians, many of them women and children, were killed by Salvadoran armed forces and allied paramilitaries near the Honduran border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sumpul River massacre canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | memorial events in Chalatenango ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| date |
1980-05-14
ⓘ
1980-05-15 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
300
ⓘ
600 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Matanza del Río Sumpul ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
refugees and displaced persons
ⓘ
state violence ⓘ |
| humanRightsClassification | gross human rights violation ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador
|
| location |
Chalatenango Department
ⓘ
El Salvador–Honduras border ⓘ Sumpul River ⓘ |
| method |
drowning
ⓘ
shooting ⓘ |
| motive | counterinsurgency against suspected guerrilla supporters ⓘ |
| near | Honduran border ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian death toll
ⓘ
impunity for perpetrators ⓘ killing of women and children ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds ⓘ |
| partOf |
counterinsurgency campaign in El Salvador
ⓘ
state repression in El Salvador ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
ⓘ
Honduran Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Honduran armed forces
Salvadoran Army ⓘ Salvadoran National Guard ⓘ Salvadoran paramilitary forces ⓘ civil defense patrols ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | serious violation of international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
El Mozote massacre
ⓘ
Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| result |
forced displacement of survivors
ⓘ
mass killing of civilians ⓘ |
| river | Sumpul River ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| victim |
Salvadoran civilians
ⓘ
children ⓘ women ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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