HC Deb 28 March 1983 vol 40 c46W
Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he has made any representations to the Government of El Salvador concerning breaches of human rights in that country during 1983 up to the latest time;

(2) if, during the visit to El Salvador of Mr. Gordon Baker of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 16 and 17 March, he made any inquiries of the Government of El Salvador concerning the murder of Marienella Garcia Villas, the President of the Commission of Human Rights of El Salvador; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Onslow

On 18 March the British chargé d'affaires and Mr. Gordon Baker of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office drew to the attention of the authorities in San Salvador the Government's concern for human rights in that country, and in particular expressed the hope that the circumstances of the death of Marianella Garcia Villas would be fully investigated and the results made public. On 23 March in London I raised the matter in similar terms with the ambassador of E1 Salvador.