Matanza del Río Sumpul
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Matanza del Río Sumpul refers to the 1980 massacre in which Salvadoran government forces and allied paramilitaries killed hundreds of civilians near the Sumpul River during El Salvador’s civil conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matanza del Río Sumpul canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sumpul River massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
anti-guerrilla campaign
ⓘ
counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| date |
1980-05-14
ⓘ
1980-05-15 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
300
ⓘ
600 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Salvadoran Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanRightsViolationType |
extrajudicial killing
ⓘ
massacre of non-combatants ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Chalatenango Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Río Sumpul NERFINISHED ⓘ border between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| method |
drowning of civilians in river
ⓘ
mass shooting ⓘ |
| motive |
forced displacement of rural population
ⓘ
suspected collaboration with guerrillas ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Las Aradas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impunity for perpetrators
ⓘ
scale of civilian casualties ⓘ |
| partOf | state repression in El Salvador ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salvadoran Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvadoran National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvadoran paramilitary groups ⓘ civil defense patrols ⓘ |
| region | northern El Salvador ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ |
| result |
forced displacement
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ mass killing of civilians ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| victim |
Salvadoran civilians
ⓘ
children ⓘ peasants ⓘ women ⓘ |
| victimGroup | rural communities of Chalatenango ⓘ |
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