WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
18 Nov 2009 |

Representative Jim McGovern’s Speech in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Jesuits’ Assassination

The following document is the full text of Representative Jim McGovern's speech at the 20th anniversary commemoration of the six Jesuits and two women murdered in El Salvador in 1989. At this historic event, Rep. McGovern received an honorary degree from the University of Central America for his consistent commitment to human rights and democracy over the last twenty years.

The following document is the full text of Representative Jim McGovern's speech at the 20th anniversary commemoration of the six Jesuits and two women murdered in El Salvador in 1989.  At this historic event, Rep. McGovern received an honorary degree from the University of Central America for his consistent commitment to human rights and democracy over the last twenty years.

To read the speech, click here .