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El Salvador: ARENA/ FMLN negotiations in Costa Rica El Salvador: ARENA/ FMLN negotiations in Costa Rica
Date: 10/13/1989Call Number: JG/ 036BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Covers the ARENA/ FMLN negotiations in Costa Rica. 15,000 march in El Salvador to support the negotiations, 40 of the demonstrators arrested by police and considered disappeared. Trade unionists and health workers targeted by ARENA and US Congress writes Cristiani government a check.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 8/17/1989Call Number: JH 286BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Musica de Bollivia, Radio Venceremos
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/7/1989Call Number: JH 291BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Radio Venceremos-Ramon, Ana Perla, Salvadoreña
Sandinista View on the Middle East Sandinista View on the Middle East
Date: 2/22/1991Call Number: JG/ 079BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Reading of a 'Barricada' International Editorial, from February 2, 1991 on the war on the Middle East. The FSLN was involved in diplomatic efforts before the outbreak of war. They call US actions a "genocide in the name of peace." They argue that the military- industrial complex is all the U.S. has going for it so it is logical that we resort to force. They question who can stop the U.S. from punishing competitors. Also from 'Barricada,' a discussion of the controversy that Sandinista officers sold missiles to El Salvador's FMLN. They argue that while the FSLN has a moral commitment to El Salvador, the sale of arms attacks political institutions.
W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report W.I.N.G.S- Women’s International News Gathering Service Report
Date: 11/11/1989Call Number: JG/ 038BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
WFRG Judy Gerber talks with CISPES alert editor Mike Silinsky about El Salvador’s FMLN “peace talks” and the insistence that the US government stop aid to their military. He outlines some of the demands of the FMLN, including, removing all officers from the military involved in the death squads.
El Salvador Focus El Salvador Focus
Date: 4/13/1990Call Number: LA 088BFormat: Cass BCollection: El Salvador
El Salvador, the internal dynamics of peace negotiations are discussed, such as UN mediation, the outside support for the FMLN, Washington’s position on providing aid and women’s issues in El Salvador.
Human Rights Commission of El Salvador (CDHES) Human Rights Commission of El Salvador (CDHES)
Date: 12/4/1987Call Number: CV 217BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Oscar Hernandez, from the CDHES, is about human rights abuses during the Salvadoran Civil War of the 1980's. He speaks about political persecution, death squads, torture, disappearances and assassination as well as US support of the Salvadoran military.
Militarism in El Salvador After the Peace Accords Militarism in El Salvador After the Peace Accords
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: JG/ 127BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Focuses on the corruption and heavy involvement of military forces in drug trafficking and money laundering in El Salvador, as well as the outright subordination of public security over military police. President Cristiani’s decision to reduce the budget for public security, which was put into place after the end of the civil war, is a direct violation of the Peace Accords, which created the National Civil Police as an apolitical force to protect human rights.