Enforced disappearances El Salvador

Numbers and Context
UNWGEID Cases
2,661 cases reported, 391 clarified, 2,270 outstanding.
NGOs Numbers
More than 9,000 according to the Comités de Madres de Desaparecidos.
Context
Enforced disappearances occurred in El Salvador in the context of The Salvadoran Civil War, which was predominantly fought between the government of El Salvador against a coalition of four leftist guerrilla groups and one communist group known as the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) between 1980 and 1992.

Federations and Organisations
Federation	Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM)
Website	http://www.desaparecidos.org/fedefam
Contact	Postal Address: Fedefam 2444 - Carmelitas 1010-A Caracas, Venezuela Office: Edif. Aldomar Piso 7 - Oficina 55, Marrón a Cují TF: +58.2.564.0503 Fax: +58.2.564.2746 e-mail: fedefamorg(at)cantv.net
Focus	Enforced Disappearances in Latin American Region
Organisation	Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niños y Niñas Desaparecidos (Pro-Búsqueda)
Website	www.probusqueda.org
Contact
Focus	Enforced Disappearances and Children in El Salvador.
Member of	Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos (FEDEFAM)