Title: Institutos de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" / Central American University's José Simeón Cañas Institute of Human Rights

URL: http://uca.edu.sv/publica/idhuca/

Collection: Human Rights Documentation Initiative

Description: In Spanish. Contains press releases, position statements, photographs, testimonies, PDF documents of publications, and articles dating back to 1996. The Institute documents all types of human rights violations in El Salvador, with a particular emphasis in documenting human rights violations as a result of state violence (during the civil war) and providing legal aid to victims. IDHUCA's members are in a precarious security situation because El Salvador's government is notorious for its efforts at detering any investigations or information on human rights violations. Members of IDHUCA have been harassed.

Captured 7 times between Jan 30, 2011 and Jan 18, 2013

Videos: 12 Videos Captured

Subject:   armed conflict and persecution--torture,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--impunity,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--activists,  laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--immigration policies and procedures ,  armed conflict and persecution--militarization,  advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--memorials and commemoration events