El Salvador Ambassador Saved Thousands From Nazis
José Castellanos's story of helping to save 25,000 Jews by granting bogus nationality certificates during the second world war has been rediscovered.
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El Salvador Apologizes for State Violence on 20th Anniversary of Peace Accords, Offers Reparations
Crowds gathered in the small community of El Mozote to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Accords that ended El Salvador´s 12-year-long civil war. Rural El Mozote, the site of a 1981 massacre, was offered reparations and economic health, as well as protected historical status.
El Salvador's Gang Truce Cuts Murder Rate Dramatically
Gang leaders in El Salvador declared an unprecedented truce that authorities say has cut the homicide rate in half in just four months. In March, rival gangs surprised the country by releasing a joint statement declaring an end to violence and pledging to freeze recruitment of new adolescent members, especially in poor neighborhoods and around schools. Since then, the change has been dramatic.
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