U.S. Policy Toward El Salvador: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, March 5 and 11, 1981, Volume 4 |
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Page 74 - To eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa; and e. To promote international cooperation, having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Page 109 - Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice.
Page 22 - United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances...
Page 22 - ... into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or (3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation...
Page 74 - It is imperative that the members of the international community fulfil their solemn obligations to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinctions of any kind such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions; 2.
Page 99 - It seeks the release of men and women detained anywhere for their beliefs, color, sex, ethnic origin, language, or religion, provided they have not used or advocated violence.
Page 311 - The troops came and told the workers the land was theirs now. They could elect their own leaders and run the co-ops. The peasants couldn't believe their ears, but they held elections that very night. The next morning the troops came back and I watched as they shot every one of the elected leaders.
Page 56 - My point is that long before there were charges of outside intervention there was a struggle on behalf of large numbers in El Salvador for social, political, and economic change. The conflict has been over land, wages, the right to organize, and the issue of political participation. To ignore this long struggle of a people for justice, dignity, and freedom is to misunderstand the nature of the conflict today in El Salvador.
Page 194 - Each officer comes from a graduating class, called a tanda, and each tanda has a president. Loyalty to the tanda is generally greater and more commanding than loyalty to the institution in which they serve. During their thirty year careers, the officers of a tanda seek contacts, form alliances with other tandas and otherwise prepare for their goal of political power. Every five years, in the past, elections were held. No matter which party had the most ballots, the army won. The winning President...