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S.J.Res. 216 (98th)

Declaration of United States Policy Concerning Human Rights in El Salvador

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27 January 1984

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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29 August 2025

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Declaration of United States Policy Concerning Human Rights in El Salvador - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to insist on the respect for human rights in El Salvador and to assure that those responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens are brought to justice. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to El Salvador for: (1) the protection of participants in the prosecutions of those charged with the murders of the American churchwomen and other U.S. citizens; and (2) programs to promote the creation of judicial investigative capabilities, protection for participants in pending judicial cases, and modernization of penal and evidentiary codes.

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