Is long the river. They come to commemorate a massacre that took place here on may 14th, 1980, during the start of the el salvador ann civil war. There is a reenactment. About 600 people were gunned down that day trying to cross the river to honduras and reach safety. Rosa rivera lost both of her parents in the war. That must have been very difficult. To live with so many of your family killed like that. In 1992, with the military and leftist guerillas signed a peace accord, passed and amnesty law, that law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. About 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. Government force he were supported by the United States. In neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. Were salvadorans also be held to account . A push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. Los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book
And malaysian authorities widen the search area for the missing airplane. And the lease of dozens of women and children in exchange for 2,000 prisoners. And a shipping trade that threatens to halt u. S. Cargo. They say it is a final chance for the u. S. And russia to ease their tensions over ukraine diplomatically. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry has been meeting Sergey Lavrov in london, for a last chance to discussion the crimean region on whether it should become part of russia. Simon a short time ago the British Foreign secretary said it will be formidably difficult for these talks to change anything. Tell us what is happening. I think it is correct to say they are taking place in a shadow of pessimism. John kerry giving very little sign that his proposal have much of a chance of doing the thing that they really want to try to do which is cancel or delay this referend referendum. The talks are still going on, we expect Sergei Lavrov to leave here pretty soon. Significant i think
Hinojosa has the first latino president of the United States already been born . Some say, yes. As the youngest mayor of a top 50 u. S. City, my guest today symbolizes the emergence of a new generation of latinos in american political life the mayor of san antonio, texas, Julian Castro. Im maria hinojosa, this is one on one. Mayor Julian Castro, welcome to our program. Thank you very much for having me. Hinojosa so your mom was a big time political activist in the 1960s and 1970s chicana activist. Your brother is in State Government in texas. Youre the youngest mayor. Or one of the youngest mayors in the country, san antonio, and people are saying, this family has got a political future. So is that kind of the way you had it all planned out . Oh, its. Well, thats the way that its working right now, it seems, but not the way that we planned out. Hinojosa so you didnt even think, like, when you were a kid you were like, im going to become a politician like my mom. No. You know whats inte
Is long the river. They come to commemorate a massacre that took place here on may 14th, 1980, during the start of the el salvador ann civil war. There is a reenactment. About 600 people were gunned down that day trying to cross the river to honduras and reach safety. Rosa rivera lost both of her parents in the war. That must have been very difficult. To live with so many of your family killed like that. In 1992, with the military and leftist guerillas signed a peace accord, passed and amnesty law, that law sealed those who violated amnesty laws. About 75,000 salvadorians were killed, 8,000 were disappeared, mostly by death quads. Government force he were supported by the United States. In neighboring guatemala, genocide committed in the 1980s. Were salvadorans also be held to account . A push to overturn amnesty law is underway fueled by new evidence of government complicity and murders and disappearances. Los santos, a human rights activist, is searching out people in the yellow book
Will face justice. And a cry for help from el salvador farmers. Russian president , Vladimir Putin, is offering a plan to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. He says his proposal could be approved on friday where the two sides hold talks about possible ceasefire. Vladimir putin spoke on the phone with ukrainian president poroshenko. He said he and poroshenko hold very similar views on how to end the war, which has killed at least 3,000 people. Translator aiming to end the bloodshed and stabilize the situation in ukraine southeast, i believe the warring parties could be immediately agree upon and implement the following, firstly, end the active offensive operations by the armed forces in ukraine southeast in the areas of donetsk and luhansk. The ukrainian president says he hopes the Peace Process will be launched on friday. Translator how can anyone be against peace . How can anyone reject the fact that people must stop dying . How can we stop these awful events today . It is just barb