DID(IT) - El Rescate: Salvadoran Civil War Accountability Index

Between January 1980 and January 1992, this static database links Salvadoran military personnel and units to human rights violations committed during the country's civil war. It is maintained by the Department of Homeland Security and is used by USCIS Officers and the RAIO directorate for determining eligibility benefits. The dataset was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Cross-reference military personnel with alleged human rights violations based on the database's linking structure.
• Support asylum and refugee status determinations based on documented civil war-era events.
• Conduct historical analysis of military unit activities during the Salvadoran civil war period.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 12-year period from January 1980 to January 1992.
• Data is used operationally by U.S. government agencies (USCIS, RAIO) for eligibility decisions.
• Maintained by the authoritative Department of Homeland Security.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Data is described as static, which may limit the inclusion of newer findings or corrections.

Provenance

Source

Department of Homeland Security

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical records and reports related to the Salvadoran civil war.

Time Range

January 1980 to January 1992

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:56:32.380679; freshness should be verified.

Geography

El Salvador