âThe number of remains is difficult to determineâ: civil war death site dug up for landfill in El Salvador | TheBriefWire
âThe number of remains is difficult to determineâ: civil war death site dug up for landfill in El Salvador
Published 30 July 2026 · politics
Diggers are working at what campaigners call a place where âhuman life, biodiversity and the environment will be sacrificedâ On the morning of 16 February
Diggers are working at what campaigners call a place where âhuman life, biodiversity and the environment will be sacrificedâ On the morning of 16 February, dozens of police officers arrived at San Francisco Ăngulo, a small rural community an hour south of El Salvador âs capital.
The community has lost a series of legal appeals against the court rulings authorising the work, and construction is continuing. âIt is clear that we will find no support in any state institution,â says LaĂnez, who has little hope of success in their final constitutional appeal, which is now before the supreme court.
Published: July 30, 2026 ⹠4:30 PM IST · Updated: July 30, 2026 ⹠5:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Diggers are working at what campaigners call a place where âhuman life, biodiversity and the environment will be sacrificedâ On the morning of 16 February, dozens of police officers arrived at San Francisco Ăngulo, a small rural community an hour south of El Salvador âs capital.
They had come, residents were told, to escort heavy machinery belonging to Cyeemsal, a Mexican-owned company hired to begin construction of a landfill on a site the community considers sacred.
The community has lost a series of legal appeals against the court rulings authorising the work, and construction is continuing.
âIt is clear that we will find no support in any state institution,â says LaĂnez, who has little hope of success in their final constitutional appeal, which is now before the supreme court.
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