Salvadoran lawmakers pass amnesty law (Feb. 28, 2020)
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Salvadoran lawmakers approved a controversial "reconciliation law" that would reduce the sentences for former war crimes committed during the civil war and commute perpetrators’ sentences for reasons of “health or age.” Critics -- including the United Nations, national and international human rights organizations -- say it is a whitewashed amnesty law. President Nayib Bukele has promised to veto the measure, which was passed by ARENA, the National Coalition Party, and the Christian Democratic Party, without the participation of the FMLN.
Salvadoran lawmakers pass amnesty law (Feb. 28, 2020)
Salvadoran lawmakers pass amnesty law (Feb…
Salvadoran lawmakers pass amnesty law (Feb. 28, 2020)
Salvadoran lawmakers approved a controversial "reconciliation law" that would reduce the sentences for former war crimes committed during the civil war and commute perpetrators’ sentences for reasons of “health or age.” Critics -- including the United Nations, national and international human rights organizations -- say it is a whitewashed amnesty law. President Nayib Bukele has promised to veto the measure, which was passed by ARENA, the National Coalition Party, and the Christian Democratic Party, without the participation of the FMLN.