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...Because of its efforts to expose human rightsviolations, and to point out that theresponsibility for them lies with the right wingdeath squads, the military, and the Salvadorangovernment, the CDH has constantly been a victimof the oppressive apparatus its work exposes,"Katz said...
Political prisoners in La Mariona protested thedeath of Anaya on Monday, shouting throughmegaphones to tell other prisoners what hadhappened. Yozell said yesterday that Anayaorganized an office of the CDH in the prisonduring his time there...
Although Anaya and two or three other membersof the CDH were arrested in 1986, the CDHcontinued to operate. Tobin said that Anaya toldhim the offices never closed, and Tobin said hewas sure that the office would not close afterAnaya's death...
...This will not intimidate [the CDH's] work,"Yozell said. "They will redouble their efforts todenounce the violations of the Duarte regime...
Yozell said she hoped that there would now beincreased efforts to protect other members of theCDH, such as Reynaldo Blanco, one of the bestknown of the CDH officials. The organizationconceals the names of many of its volunteers fortheir protection. The efforts of internationalhuman rights groups to protest the death of Anayawill to some extent protect Blanco, because thegovernment will know that they are being watched,she said