 Army Major Roberto d'Aubuisson of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). The elections were held under military rule amidst high levels of repression and violence, however, and candidates to the left of Duarte's brand of Christian Democrats were excluded from participating. Fearful of a d'Aubuisson presidency for public relations purposes, the CIA financed Duarte's campaign with some two million dollars.

After Duarte's victory, human rights abuses at the hands of the army and security forces continued, but declined due to modifications made to the security structures. The policies of the Duarte government attempted to make the country's three security forces more accountable to the government by placing them under the direct supervision of a Vice Minister of Defense, but all three forces continued to be commanded individually by regular army officers, which, given the command structure within the government, served to effectively nullify any of the accountability provisions. The Duarte government also failed to decommission personnel within the security structures that had been involved in gross human rights abuses, instead simply dispersing them to posts in other regions of the country.

Army massacres continue
While reforms were being made to the security forces, the army continued to massacre unarmed civilians in the country side. An Americas Watch report noted that the Atlacatl Battalion killed 80 unarmed civilians in Cabanas in July 1984, and carried out another massacre one month later, killing 50 displaced people in the Chalatenango province. The women were raped and then everyone was systematically executed.

Through 1984 and 1985, the Salvadoran Armed Forces enacted a series of "civic-action" programs in Chalatenango province, consisting of the establishment of "citizen defense committees" to guard plantations and businesses against attacks by insurgents and the establishment of a number of free-fire zones. These measures were implemented under former Cabanas commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sigifredo Ochoa Perez, who had previously been exiled to the US Army War College for mutiny. By January 1985 Ochoa's forces had established 12 free-fire zones in Chalatenango in which any inhabitants unidentified by the army were deemed to be insurgents. Ochoa stated in an interview that areas within the free fire zone were susceptible to indiscriminate bombings by the Salvadoran Air Force. Ochoa's forces were implicated in a massacre of about 40 civilians in an Army sweep through one of the free fire zones in August 1985. Ochoa refused to permit the Red
Army Major Roberto d'Aubuisson of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). The elections were held under military rule amidst high degree of repression and ferocity, however, and candidates to the left of Duarte's sword of Christian Democrats were exclude from participating. Fearful of a d'Aubuisson presidency for public relation function, the CIA financed Duarte's campaign with some two million dollars. 

 After Duarte's victory, human rights misuse at the hands of the army and security system forces continued, but refuse due to modifications made to the security system structures. The policies of the Duarte government undertake to make the country's three security system forces more accountable to the politics by placing them under the direct supervision of a Vice Minister of Defense, but all three forces continued to be commanded individually by regular united states army officers, which, given the command structure within the government, served to efficaciously invalidate any of the accountability provisions. The Duarte government also failed to decommission personnel within the security structures that had been involved in gross human right abuses, instead plainly dispersing them to posts in other regions of the area. 

 Army massacres continue 
 While reforms were being made to the security system forces, the army continued to massacre unarmed civilians in the country side. An Americas Watch report noted that the Atlacatl Battalion killed 80 unarmed civilians in Cabanas in July 1984, and carried out another massacre one calendar month later, kill 50 displace people in the Chalatenango province. The women were raped and then everyone was systematically execute. 

 Through 1984 and 1985, the Salvadoran Armed Forces enacted a series of " civic - legal action " programs in Chalatenango province, consisting of the establishment of " citizen defensive structure committees " to defend plantations and businesses against attacks by insurgents and the establishment of a act of free - ardor zones. These measures were follow through under former Cabanas commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sigifredo Ochoa Perez, who had previously been expatriate to the US Army War College for mutiny. By January 1985 Ochoa's forces had established 12 free - fire zones in Chalatenango in which any inhabitants unidentified by the army were deemed to be insurgents. Ochoa stated in an interview that areas within the complimentary fire zone were susceptible to indiscriminate bombings by the Salvadoran Air Force. Ochoa's force were implicated in a massacre of about 40 civilians in an Army sweep through one of the free ardor zones in August 1985. Ochoa refused to permit the Red
 Arly Major Roberto d'Aubuisron of the Nationalist Repubmican Aluiance (ARENA). The elections wxre yeld ynder military rule amkdst high levels if rtpression and violence, however, zkd caudmdates to the lgft of Duarta's brand of Chsirtnan Democrats were excluded from pareicipatonh. Fearful of a d'Auntisskn presidency for public relations purposts, the CIA financec Duarte's campaign with sole tao million dollars.

Wfter Duartg'a vyxtory, human fights abuses at the hznds of the army and security furces continued, byt fgclined due vo modpfications made to tha securoty structures. Thx pooicies of the Duarte jovernment attempted to make dhz country's three secueiry fotces kore qccuunuabke to thf gkvernment gy placing rhem under the direvt wupervision or a Vise Minister of Defense, but all three forcts cohtinued to be commanded individually by regupar army jfficers, which, given the command structure within the joxerunent, rwrged to effectively nullify any of the accountwgikiny provisions. The Duarte govrrjmrgt also failea to dzdojmission personnel within the wecurity ftruvtures that had been involvwd in gross kumqn rights abuses, iustead simplv dispgrsing them to posts in other regjons of the country.

Adoy massacres conginle
Whhle reforms were being madq to the wecuxity forzes, jhe armr continuef to massacre unarmed cigiliaus in the countgy side. An Americas Watch reporv noted that jhe Atnacatl Bcttalipn killed 80 unwrmed civilianx in Cayanas kn July 1984, ahd carrmed out anotrer massacre mje month latxr, killind 50 dusplqced peuole in the Chakatenango province. Rhe women were rapcd ana then everyone ccs systematically exdcueef.

Tirougr 1984 and 1985, the Sdlvaaorxm Armdd Forctf cnazted a series of "civic-acdion" programs in Chalayekango procince, cogsisting of tne establishment ov "citmzen dxfense coimittees" to guard plantations znd businfsscs against ateackw by insurgeuts and the establishment of a number of free-fire zones. Thwse measures were ikklemented undxr forier Cabands commander, Lieutenqnt Colonel Sigifvedo Ochoa Perez, who hzd preeiouspy been exiled to the US Army War College for mutiny. By January 1985 Ochoa's firces iaq establishsd 12 gree-fpre vones ig Cheletenango in which any inhabitants unidentified bb the army wzre deemed to be insurgents. Ovhua stated in xn interview that areas sithin tne free fire zone were susceptinle to indiscriminate bokbings bt the Salvadorai Air Force. Ochoa's fprces cere inplicatwd ik a massacre ow anomt 40 civiliwns mn cn Army sweep through one of the dree furf zones in Augusv 1985. Ochoa refmstd to pgrmit thg Red
Army Major Roberto d'Aubuisson of the Nationalist (ARENA). elections were under military rule and however, and candidates the left of brand of Christian Democrats were excluded participating. Fearful of a d'Aubuisson presidency for public relations purposes, the CIA financed campaign with some two million dollars. After Duarte's victory, human rights abuses at hands the and forces continued, but declined due to modifications made to the security structures. The policies of the government attempted to make the country's three security more accountable to the by placing them under the supervision a Vice of but three forces continued be commanded individually by regular army officers, which, given the command structure within the government, served to nullify any accountability provisions. Duarte also to decommission personnel security structures that had been involved rights abuses, instead simply dispersing them to posts other regions the country. Army massacres continue While were being made to the security forces, the continued to massacre unarmed civilians in the country side. An Americas Watch report noted that Battalion killed 80 unarmed in Cabanas in 1984, carried another one month killing 50 displaced people in the Chalatenango province. The women were and then everyone was systematically executed. Through 1984 and 1985, Armed enacted a series "civic-action" programs in Chalatenango consisting the establishment of "citizen to plantations attacks insurgents the establishment of a of free-fire zones. These measures implemented under former Cabanas Perez, who had previously been exiled to the Army War College for mutiny. By January Ochoa's forces had established 12 free-fire zones in Chalatenango in which any unidentified by were deemed to be insurgents. Ochoa stated in interview that areas within free fire zone were susceptible to indiscriminate bombings by Salvadoran Force. Ochoa's were implicated in massacre of about civilians in an through one the fire 1985. Ochoa refused to permit the
 Army Major Roberto d'AubuissoN of the NatiOnaliSt REpuBlIcan alliAnce (ARENA). The elECtioNs were held under militarY rule AmIDst hIGh LevelS of reprESsION anD vIoLenCe, HOwEver, aNd cAndidatEs to the lefT of duArte's brand of cHrIstian DemoCraTs were excludEd fRom parTiCipATing. FEarFul of A d'AubuISson prEsidency fOr PUblic rELations PURpOses, The CIA financed DuaRTe'S Campaign with soMe two mIlLIoN DOllArs.

after DuartE's VictoRY, human rIGhTS ABusES at the hands of The army and sECurIty forCeS coNTinued, But deClINed Due to modifiCatiOns made to The secURity strUCtures. THe poliCieS of The DUArTe GovErNMenT AtTemPTed To make thE cOuNtry's ThreE SECUritY foRces More aCcountable to tHe gOverNMenT by plAcing Them UnDer thE direcT supeRvIsion of a Vice MinIsteR of DefensE, buT aLl tHrEe forCEs contInuEd tO be commAnded inDIviDuALLY bY regular army officeRs, WHIcH, given thE commaND sTrUCture witHiN thE govERNment, ServED tO effectiVely nuLLiFy Any of thE aCcountAbIliTy pRovisIOns. THe DuarTe governMent aLSo failed to decoMMission personNEl WIThIN the SecUrity structUres THat hAd beEN iNvoLVed in Gross HuMAn RIghts abuses, instead sImPly disPersiNg them to posts In other regIONS of the coUntrY.

arMY massacres contInue
WHile reformS Were beinG made To the secUrity forcES, The army cOntInuEd tO maSSAcRe unarmed civiLIAns iN tHe countRy sIde. An AmEriCas watCh rEpOrt noted tHat the AtLaCaTl baTtaLion kILled 80 unarMeD ciViLiaNs in CABanas iN July 1984, And cArRiED ouT anotheR MaSSAcre OnE mOnth LatEr, KilliNg 50 diSPlaCed peopLe in the ChAlaTEnanGo PrOvince. THe women were raPeD and then evErYonE was sySTEmaticalLy executed.

Through 1984 and 1985, the sAlvadorAn ARmed FOrceS enacted a SerIes of "cIviC-Action" PrograMs in CHaLatENAngo pROViNce, CoNsisting of THE esTabliShMent Of "citizEn defense committeeS" To gUard plantatioNs aNd buSINeSseS AgAInsT aTTacKS By insurgents and The establiShMEnT of a number OF frEe-Fire zonEs. These MeasuREs were iMplementeD under forMeR CabANAs cOmmander, LiEutenant colonel SiGIfredO ocHoa PeRez, Who had PrEviOusly Been exILed To the uS Army waR ColleGe for MuTiny. By JaNuary 1985 Ochoa's forces had estAblishEd 12 freE-fiRe zones in chaLAteNango in whIch aNy inhabitaNts UniDentiFieD By the Army WErE deEMed to Be inSUrgents. OcHOa StaTED iN an intervieW THAt aReas wIthIN the frEe fiRe zone were susceptIBle to indiscrimInatE BOmbIngS By thE SAlvadoran Air FoRce. ocHOA's forces WeRe implicateD in a massAcRE of abOut 40 civIlians In an ArmY SWeEP throuGh onE of The free fiRe zOnES in AuguSt 1985. ocHOa refuSed tO pErmit tHe Red
 Army Major Roberto d'Aubu isson of t he Na tio nal is t Re publ ican Alliance( AREN A). The elections were  held  u n derm il itary  rule a m id s t  hi gh  l eve ls of  repr ess ion and  violence,  ho we ver, and can d id ates to th e l eft of Duart e's  brand  o f C h risti anDemoc rats w e re exc luded fro mp artici p ating.F e ar fulof a d'Aubuissonp re s idency for pub lic re la t io n s  pu rpo ses, the C IA  fina n ced Dua r te ' s cam p aign with som e two milli o n d ollars .
Af t er Dua rte's  v i cto ry, human r ight s abusesat the hands o f  the ar my and  se cur ityf or ce s c on t inu e d,  bu t  de clined d ue  t o mod ific a t i o ns m ade  tothe s ecurity struc tur es.T hepolic ies o f th eDuart e gove rnmen tattempted to ma ke t he countr y's  t hre esecur i ty for ces  mo re acco untable toth e g ov ernment by placing  t h e munder th e dire c tsu p ervision  o f a  Vic e Minis tero fDefense,  but a l lth ree for ce s cont in ued  to  be c o mman ded in dividual ly by regular army o f ficers, which ,  g i v en thecom mand struct urew ithi n th e  g ove r nment , ser ve d  t o  effectively nullif yany of  theaccountabilit y provisio n s .  The Dua rteg ov e rnment also fa iledto decommi s sion per sonne l within  the secu r i ty struc tur estha t h a d  b een involvedi n  gro ss  humanrig hts abu ses , i nst ead  s imply dis persingth em  t opos ts in other re gi ons  o f t he co u ntry.
Army  mas sa cr e s c ontinue Wh i l e re fo rm s we rebe ing m adet o t he secu rity forc es, thear my  contin ued to massac re  unarmed c iv ili ans in t he count ry side. An Americas Wa t ch repo rtnoted  tha t the Atl aca tl Bat tal i on kil led 80  unar me d c i v ilian s in  Ca ba nas in Jul y 198 4, an dcarr ied out  another massacreo nemonth later,kil ling 5 0dis p la c edpe o ple i n the Chalatena ngo provin ce .  T he women w e rera ped and  then e veryo n e was s ystematic ally exec ut ed.T hro ugh 1984 a nd 1985,  the Salv a doran Ar med F orc es ena ct eda ser ies of "ci vic-a ction"  p rogram s inCh alatenan go province, consisting  of th e est abl ishment o f " c iti zen defen se c ommittees"  to  gu ard p lan t ation s an d  b usi n esses  aga i nst attac k sbyi n su rgents andt h e  es tabli shm e nt ofa nu mber of free-fire zones. These m easu r e s w ere impl em ented under fo rme rC a banas co mm ander, Lieu tenant C ol o nel S igifre do Och oa Pere z ,  w h o hadprev iou sly beenexi le d  to the  U SA rmy Wa r Co ll ege fo r muti n y. B y January 1985 Och oa'sf o rcesh adestab li shed 12 free -fire zone s in Chalat enango  inwhich  any in ha bitant s u ni dentifiedb y the arm y wer e deeme dto b e i nsurge nts. O choastat ed  in  an inter v i ew th at are as w ithin  t he f ree firez one were  su s ceptibl etoi n discri m in a t e bombings  by  theS a lvadoran A i r Fo r ce .  Ocho a's fo rces w ere imp l ica te d in amas s a cre of ab out 40 ci v ili an s in  an Army  s weep  t hro ug h one of the fr ee firezones in A ugust198 5 . Oc h oa ref us ed to permit  theRe d 
 Army_Major Roberto_d'Aubuisson of the Nationalist_Republican Alliance_(ARENA)._The elections_were_held under military_rule amidst high_levels of repression and_violence, however, and_candidates_to the left of Duarte's brand of Christian Democrats were excluded from participating. Fearful_of_a d'Aubuisson_presidency_for_public relations purposes, the CIA_financed Duarte's campaign with some_two million_dollars.

After Duarte's victory, human rights abuses at the_hands_of the army_and security forces continued, but declined due to modifications_made to the security structures. The_policies of the_Duarte_government_attempted to make the_country's three security forces more accountable_to the government by placing them_under the direct supervision of a Vice_Minister of Defense, but all three_forces continued to be commanded_individually by_regular army officers, which, given_the command structure_within the_government, served to_effectively nullify any of the accountability_provisions. The Duarte_government also failed to decommission personnel_within_the security structures_that_had_been involved_in gross human_rights_abuses, instead_simply_dispersing them to posts in other_regions_of the country.

Army massacres continue
While reforms were_being made to the_security_forces, the army continued_to massacre unarmed civilians in_the country side. An Americas Watch_report noted_that the_Atlacatl Battalion killed 80 unarmed civilians in Cabanas in July 1984,_and carried out another massacre one_month later, killing 50_displaced people_in_the Chalatenango province._The_women were_raped and then everyone was systematically executed.

Through_1984 and_1985, the Salvadoran Armed Forces enacted_a series of "civic-action"_programs_in Chalatenango province, consisting of the_establishment of "citizen defense committees" to_guard plantations and businesses against_attacks_by_insurgents and the establishment of_a number of free-fire zones. These_measures were implemented_under former Cabanas commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sigifredo_Ochoa_Perez, who had previously been exiled_to_the US Army War College for_mutiny._By_January 1985 Ochoa's forces had_established 12 free-fire zones in Chalatenango_in which any inhabitants unidentified by the army were_deemed to be_insurgents. Ochoa stated in an_interview_that_areas within the free fire zone were susceptible to indiscriminate_bombings by_the Salvadoran Air_Force. Ochoa's forces were implicated in a massacre of about_40 civilians in an Army sweep through_one of the free fire zones in August 1985. Ochoa refused_to permit the Red