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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Mozote massacre canonical | 8 |
| El Mozote | 2 |
| El Mozote massacre memorial | 1 |
| El Mozote massacre site | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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human rights violation ⓘ massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
international condemnation
ⓘ
strengthening of human rights monitoring in El Salvador ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual remembrance ceremonies in December ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| date | 1981-12-11 ⓘ |
| deniedBy |
Government of El Salvador
ⓘ
United States government officials (at the time) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1981-12-13 ⓘ |
| hasCause | state counterinsurgency policy ⓘ |
| hasContext |
United States interventions in Latin America
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War in Latin America
|
| investigatedBy |
United Nations
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| laterConfirmedBy |
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador
forensic exhumations ⓘ |
| legalProceeding |
cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
ⓘ
criminal proceedings in El Salvador ⓘ |
| location |
El Mozote massacre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
El Mozote
Morazán Department ⓘ northeastern El Salvador ⓘ |
| memorial | monument in El Mozote ⓘ |
| method |
burning of homes
ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ rape ⓘ summary execution ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War
ⓘ
being one of the worst massacres in modern Latin American history ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | hundreds of civilians ⓘ |
| partOf | counterinsurgency campaign in El Salvador ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
ⓘ
Atlacatl Battalion ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | crime against humanity by international human rights bodies ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Alma Guillermoprieto
ⓘ
Raymond Bonner ⓘ |
| reportedIn |
The New York Times
ⓘ
Washington Post ⓘ
surface form:
The Washington Post
|
| startDate | 1981-12-11 ⓘ |
| target | suspected guerrilla sympathizers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| victim |
children
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civilian population of El Mozote ⓘ men ⓘ women ⓘ |
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El Mozote
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El Mozote
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El Mozote massacre memorial
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El Mozote massacre site