This January marks the 30th anniversary of El Salvador’s peace accords between the government and left-wing guerrillas, which ended a decade-long civil war that claimed at least 75,000 lives. On January 20, USIP and the Due Process of Law Foundation held a discussion that examined what the 1992 peace agreement achieved, where and why it fell short, and what both domestic and international actors can do to help El Salvador address ongoing struggles with violence, polarization and impunity.
SpeakersKeith Mines, moderator Director, Latin America Program, U.S. Institute of Peace
Leonor Arteaga Program Director, Due Process of Law Foundation
Douglass Cassel Former Legal Advisor, U.N. Commission on the Truth for El Salvador; Professor Emeritus, School of Law, University of Notre Dame
Gino Costa Former Advisor, U.N. Observer Mission in El Salvador; Member of the Peruvian Congress
Alvaro de Soto Former U.N. Representative for the Central American Peace Process; Professor, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/30-years-later-el-salvadors-peace-accords
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