Dokument #1019476
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the current status of the
Asociación General de Estudiantes Salvadoreños
(AGEUS) among the sources currently available to the DIRB is
scarce.
In October 1992 leaders of student gangs in
the Salvadoran capital began talks to end the rising incidence of
violent street fights between students of both public and private
schools (IPS 8 Oct. 1992). Under the supervision of young members
of the former rebel group Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
(FMLN) and AGEUS, representatives of each gang met at the
University of El Salvador to seek ways to stop the bloody street
brawls and redefine the role of the gangs (ibid.). An AGEUS leader
said the truce was not the solution to the problem but "the start
of discussions to find solutions." He added that breaking up the
gangs would not solve the situation, but encouraging students to
engage in more constructive activities would (ibid.).
Gang leaders agreed to create a commission
with three representatives from each school, and continue
negotiations with the help of the FMLN and AGEUS (ibid.).
In mid-1993 coordinated law enforcement
operations between the army and police forces began. The president
of El Salvador described the armed forces' participation as a
dissuasive presence aimed at reducing crime and giving more
confidence to the National Police and PNC (El Rescate 19-26 July
1993). The United Nations Observer Mission, ONUSAL, conveyed "some
apprehensions" to the Cristiani administration about the patrols'
compatibility with the Military Doctrine, which restricts the armed
forces role to the defence of national sovereignty (ibid.). The
General Association of Salvadoran University Students (AGEUS) filed
a suit with the Supreme Court on July 19 challenging the
constitutionality of the deployments (ibid.).
On 20 October 1994 AGEUS denounced the
detention of FMLN leader Joaquin Villalobos, stating among other
things that the judicial system had once again shown inconsistency
in the administration of justice (El Rescate 20 Oct. 1994). AGEUS
added that the detention of Villalobos showed that the people
brought before the courts are not the guilty parties, just those
who are courageous enough to denounce crimes (ibid.).
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
El Rescate Human Rights Department, San
Salvador. 20 October 1994. "Cronología del Proceso Contra
Joaquín Villalobos." (WEB)
_____. 19-26 July 1993. Report From
El Salvador. (WEB)
Inter Press Service (IPS). 8 October
1992. "Student Gangs Hold Talks to End Street Violence." (WEB)
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