Reconsidering the price of peace
The striking down of an amnesty law rattles the establishment
WARPLANES flew over the capital. Ex-guerrillas waving red protest banners thronged the streets. On July 13th El Salvador’s supreme court struck down an amnesty law that had helped secure peace after 12 years of civil war. The law enacted in 1993 is unconstitutional, the court said, because it prevents victims of atrocities from seeking justice. But many Salvadoreans fear that justice will come at the expense of political stability.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Reconsidering the price of peace”
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