Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador
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Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador is a human rights organization formed by mothers and relatives of the disappeared during the country’s civil conflict, known for its courageous activism in denouncing state repression and seeking truth and justice for victims.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador canonical | 1 |
| Comité de Madres Monsenor Romero | 1 |
| Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared in El Salvador | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862165 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador Context triple: [Mothers of the Disappeared, inspiredBy, Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador]
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A.
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
The UN Truth Commission for El Salvador was an international body established after the Salvadoran Civil War to investigate and document serious acts of violence and human rights abuses committed during the conflict.
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B.
Brigada de Derechos Humanos
Brigada de Derechos Humanos is a specialized unit of Chile’s investigative police dedicated to investigating human rights violations, particularly those committed during the country’s military dictatorship.
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C.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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D.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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E.
1950 Utuado Uprising
The 1950 Utuado Uprising was an armed revolt in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, in which Nationalist Party militants rose against U.S. colonial rule as part of a broader island-wide insurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador Target entity description: Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador is a human rights organization formed by mothers and relatives of the disappeared during the country’s civil conflict, known for its courageous activism in denouncing state repression and seeking truth and justice for victims.
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A.
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
The UN Truth Commission for El Salvador was an international body established after the Salvadoran Civil War to investigate and document serious acts of violence and human rights abuses committed during the conflict.
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B.
Brigada de Derechos Humanos
Brigada de Derechos Humanos is a specialized unit of Chile’s investigative police dedicated to investigating human rights violations, particularly those committed during the country’s military dictatorship.
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C.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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D.
1979 Salvadoran coup d'état
The 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état was a military-led overthrow of President Carlos Humberto Romero that installed a reformist junta and set the stage for the outbreak of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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E.
1950 Utuado Uprising
The 1950 Utuado Uprising was an armed revolt in the town of Utuado, Puerto Rico, in which Nationalist Party militants rose against U.S. colonial rule as part of a broader island-wide insurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights organization
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non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | El Salvador ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
accountability for human rights violators
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reparations for victims and families ⓘ truth commissions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comadres
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Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared in El Salvador ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| formedBy |
mothers of the disappeared
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relatives of the disappeared ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Catholic-inspired
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grassroots ⓘ non-partisan ⓘ women-led ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | San Salvador ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
enforced disappearances
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human rights ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ state repression ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
courageous activism during the Salvadoran civil conflict
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defense of political prisoners ⓘ public denunciations of the armed forces and security forces ⓘ support for victims of torture ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| opposed |
forced disappearances by security forces
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state terrorism in El Salvador ⓘ |
| purpose |
denounce state repression
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document human rights abuses ⓘ seek justice for victims of human rights violations ⓘ seek truth for victims of enforced disappearance ⓘ support families of the disappeared ⓘ |
| regionServed | El Salvador ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Latin American human rights movement
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movements of mothers of the disappeared in Latin America ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
documentation of cases
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hunger strikes ⓘ press conferences ⓘ public protests ⓘ |
| victimFocus |
disappeared persons
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extrajudicially executed persons ⓘ torture survivors ⓘ |
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Subject: Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador Description of subject: Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador is a human rights organization formed by mothers and relatives of the disappeared during the country’s civil conflict, known for its courageous activism in denouncing state repression and seeking truth and justice for victims.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Comadres (Committee of Mothers) in El Salvador
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alsoKnownAs
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Committee of Mothers of the Disappeared in El Salvador
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