Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador
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Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador is a human rights organization formed by mothers and relatives of the disappeared during the country’s civil conflict, known for its courageous activism in denouncing state repression and seeking truth and justice for victims.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
accountability for human rights violators
ⓘ
reparations for victims and families ⓘ truth commissions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comadres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared in El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| formedBy |
mothers of the disappeared
ⓘ
relatives of the disappeared ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Catholic-inspired
ⓘ
grassroots ⓘ non-partisan ⓘ women-led ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
enforced disappearances
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ state repression ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courageous activism during the Salvadoran civil conflict
ⓘ
defense of political prisoners ⓘ public denunciations of the armed forces and security forces ⓘ support for victims of torture ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ Salvadoran Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
forced disappearances by security forces
ⓘ
state terrorism in El Salvador ⓘ |
| purpose |
denounce state repression
ⓘ
document human rights abuses ⓘ seek justice for victims of human rights violations ⓘ seek truth for victims of enforced disappearance ⓘ support families of the disappeared ⓘ |
| regionServed | El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Latin American human rights movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
movements of mothers of the disappeared in Latin America ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
documentation of cases
ⓘ
hunger strikes ⓘ press conferences ⓘ public protests ⓘ |
| victimFocus |
disappeared persons
ⓘ
extrajudicially executed persons ⓘ torture survivors ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.