1 _____________________________ 2 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 3 4 5 6 7 8 A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 9 10 _________________________ 11 12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13 14 _________________________ 15 16 17 To recognize the observance of...
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1 _____________________________ 2 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau 3 4 5 6 7 8 A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 9 10 _________________________ 11 12 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13 14 _________________________ 15 16 17 To recognize the observance of August 30th, 2021 as the International Day of the Victims of 18 Enforced Disappearances in El Salvador. 19 WHEREAS, the United Nations declared August 30th The International Day of the 20 Victims of Enforced Disappearances; and 21 WHEREAS, El Salvador endured a civil war (1980-1992) that displaced 500,000 people, 22 forced the migration of 1 million, killed 75,000, and forcibly disappeared at least another 10,000; 23 and 24 WHEREAS, the U.S. Government supported government and military repression, 25 providing more than $4 billion for training and aid to the Salvadoran military; and 26 WHEREAS, over 2 million Salvadorans currently live and work in the United States 27 forming the third largest Latino community in the country, with over
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