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Judge praised for investigating case of Jesuits slain in El Salvador

Human rights advocates are praising the decision of a Spanish judge to formally investigate the role of Salvadoran military members in the 1989 murders of six Jesuit priests and two others during El Salvador's 12-year civil war, reports Ecumenical News International.

"This development is a very important step towards accountability for the families of those killed and the people of El Salvador," said Almudena Bernabeu, an attorney for the Center for Justice and Accountability, a San Francisco-based human rights and advocacy group. She was referring to a decision by Eloy Velasco, a judge of the Spanish National Court, to formally investigate the case.

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TAGS: USA El Salvador military members Jesuit priests civil war human rights

[01/27/2009]

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