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El Faro English | V\u00edctor Pe\u00f1a: “45 Years after the National Guard of El Salvador Killed Efra\u00edn Ar\u00e9valo, His Family Bids Him Farewell” cites reporting from UWCHR’s Unfinished Sentences project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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El Faro English | V\u00edctor Pe\u00f1a: “45 Years after the National Guard of El Salvador Killed Efra\u00edn Ar\u00e9valo, His Family Bids Him Farewell” cites reporting from UWCHR’s Unfinished Sentences project.\u00a0 Read the full article \u2192  <\/p>\n

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