He Couldn’t Close His Eyes to Injustice: The Life and Legacy of Efraín Arévalo Ibarra

  • Date: 2026
He Couldn’t Close His Eyes to Injustice: The Life and Legacy of Efraín Arévalo Ibarra. Gray-scale illustration of Efraín, wearing thick rimmed glasses, a yellow circle stylistically in the background behind him highlighting his face. Scanned documents related to his life make up the background.

A multimedia publication celebrating the life and legacy of ANDES 21 de Junio union organizer and educator Efraín Arévalo Ibarra, who was disappeared by the government of El Salvador in 1977.

“He Couldn’t Close His Eyes to Injustice,” told in collaboration with the Arévalo Ibarra family, weaves together declassified U.S. government documents obtained as part of UWCHR’s Unfinished Sentences project, stories from Mr. Arévalo Ibarra’s surviving family members, family photographs, and illustrations.

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