OEA/Ser.L/II.85
Doc. 28 rev.
11 February 1994
Original:  Spanish

REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN EL SALVADOR

I.  BACKGROUND.  AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENT SITUATION

1.       El Salvador:  from conflict to the quest for peace.  The position of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights during the armed conflict.

2.       The peace negotiations:  identifying the key issues.  The terms of the agreements and the American Convention on Human Rights

II.  EL SALVADOR AND ITS INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS IN THE AREA OF HUMAN RIGHTS: THE AMERICAN CONVENTION. INDIVIDUAL CASES.

1.       Reports on individual cases that the Commission adopted in 1983 and 1993.  The response from the Government of El Salvador

2.       Some Remarks on the Truth Commission

3.       Applicability of Article 42 of the Regulations of the Commission in certain cases reported to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

4.       Enactment of the Amnesty Law and El Salvador's international commitments

III.  GENERAL CONCLUSIONS