El Mozote massacre
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The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
Aliases (1)
- El Mozote ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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human rights violation → massacre → war crime → |
| aftermath |
international condemnation
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strengthening of human rights monitoring in El Salvador → |
| commemoratedOn |
annual remembrance ceremonies in December
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| conflict |
Salvadoran Civil War
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| country |
El Salvador
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| date |
1981-12-11
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| deniedBy |
Government of El Salvador
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United States government officials (at the time) → |
| endDate |
1981-12-13
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| hasCause |
state counterinsurgency policy
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| hasContext |
Cold War in Latin America
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| investigatedBy |
United Nations
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human rights organizations → |
| laterConfirmedBy |
United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador
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forensic exhumations → |
| legalProceeding |
cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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criminal proceedings in El Salvador → |
| location |
El Mozote
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Morazán Department → northeastern El Salvador → |
| memorial |
monument in El Mozote
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| method |
burning of homes
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mass killing → rape → summary execution → torture → |
| notableFor |
being one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War
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being one of the worst massacres in modern Latin American history → |
| numberOfVictims |
hundreds of civilians
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| partOf |
counterinsurgency campaign in El Salvador
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| perpetrator |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
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Atlacatl Battalion → |
| recognizedAs |
crime against humanity by international human rights bodies
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| reportedBy |
Alma Guillermoprieto
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Raymond Bonner → |
| reportedIn |
The New York Times
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The Washington Post → |
| startDate |
1981-12-11
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| target |
suspected guerrilla sympathizers
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| timePeriod |
early 1980s
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| victim |
children
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civilian population of El Mozote → men → women → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
El Mozote massacre
("El Mozote")
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location |
|
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
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notableCaseInvestigated |
|
Atlacatl Battalion
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notableFor |
|
Salvadoran Civil War
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notableMassacre |
|
Atlacatl Battalion
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|
perpetrated |