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{{Evil Organization|Image=Bienvenidos williamgbecker dotcom.jpg|commanders=[[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez]]|agents=[[Billy Joya]] [[Alvaro Romero]] [[Erick Sánchez]] [[Onofre Oyuela Oyuela]] [[Napoleón Nassar Herrera]] [[Vicente Rafael Canales Nuñez]] [[Salomón Escoto Salinas]] [[René Maradianga Panchamé]]|origin=Honduras|crimes=[[Kidnapping]] Mass [[Murder|murder]] [[Torture]] [[Arson]] [[Terrorism]] [[War crimes]] [[Ethnic cleansing]] [[Crimes against humanity]] [[Terrorism]] [[Rape]] [[Misogyny]] [[Xenophobia]]|type of villain=Death Squad|alias=The Intelligence Battalion 3-16 Battalion 316|fullname=Battalion 316|goals=Remain in Power (failed)}}

'''The Intelligence Battalion 3-16 or Battalion 316''' was a unit of the Honduran Army in charge of carrying out assassinations, torture, and disappearances against alleged political opponents of the government during the 1980s. The unit had several names; its reorganization as "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" is attributed to General Gustavo Álvarez Martínez, a name that indicated the unit's service to 3 military units and 16 battalions of the Honduran army.

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== History ==

According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.''

According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez|Gustavo Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.''

===Connections with Argentina===

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Efforts have been made through freedom of information laws to obtain documentation related to the role of the United States with respect to Battalion 3-16. On December 3, 1996, members of the United States Congress asked President Bill Clinton for the "complete and expeditious declassification of all documents pertaining to human rights violations in Honduras" and assured that "the United States government helped establish, train, and equip Battalion 3-16, a military unit that was responsible for the kidnapping, torture, and murder of at least 184 Honduran students, professors, journalists, and human rights activists, among others in the 1980s.”

~~{{Evil Organization|origin=Honduras|foundation=1979|commanders=Gustavo Álvarez Martínez|crimes=forced disappearences~~

~~murder~~

~~torture}}~~

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[[Category:War Criminal]]

[[Category:Supremacists]]

[[Category:Kidnapper]]

[[Category:Torturer]]

[[Category:Misogynists]]

[[Category:Terrorists]]

[[Category:Xenophobes]]

[[Category:Rapists]]

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+{{Evil Organization|Image=Bienvenidos williamgbecker dotcom.jpg|commanders=[[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez]]|agents=[[Billy Joya]]<br>[[Alvaro Romero]]<br>[[Erick Sánchez]]<br>[[Onofre Oyuela Oyuela]]<br>[[Napoleón Nassar Herrera]]<br>[[Vicente Rafael Canales Nuñez]]<br>[[Salomón Escoto Salinas]]<br>[[René Maradianga Panchamé]]|origin=Honduras|crimes=[[Kidnapping]]<br>Mass [[Murder|murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]|type of villain=Death Squad|alias=The Intelligence Battalion 3-16<br>Battalion 316|fullname=Battalion 316|goals=Remain in Power (failed)}}
 '''The Intelligence Battalion 3-16 or Battalion 316''' was a unit of the Honduran Army in charge of carrying out assassinations, torture, and disappearances against alleged political opponents of the government during the 1980s. The unit had several names; its reorganization as "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" is attributed to General Gustavo Álvarez Martínez, a name that indicated the unit's service to 3 military units and 16 battalions of the Honduran army.
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 == History ==
-According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.''
+According to the NGO, COFADEH (Committee of Disappeared Relatives in Honduras), the battalion was created in 1979 with the name "Group of 14". In 1982, its name changed to the ''Special Investigation Directorate'', commanded by ''Mr. Ten''. Its name changed to "Intelligence Battalion 3-16" in 1982, according to requests for declassification of US documents made by the National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras, and in 1984 according to COFADEH. Its organization as Battalion 3-16 is attributed to General [[Gustavo Álvarez Martínez|Gustavo Martínez]], with the support of the United States and Argentine advisers. And from 1987 to at least 2002, it was called ' 'Intelligence and Counterintelligence Branch''.''
 ===Connections with Argentina===
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 Efforts have been made through freedom of information laws to obtain documentation related to the role of the United States with respect to Battalion 3-16. On December 3, 1996, members of the United States Congress asked President Bill Clinton for the "complete and expeditious declassification of all documents pertaining to human rights violations in Honduras" and assured that "the United States government helped establish, train, and equip Battalion 3-16, a military unit that was responsible for the kidnapping, torture, and murder of at least 184 Honduran students, professors, journalists, and human rights activists, among others in the 1980s.”
-{{Evil Organization|origin=Honduras|foundation=1979|commanders=Gustavo Álvarez Martínez|crimes=forced disappearences
-murder
-torture}}
 [[Category:Honduras]]
 [[Category:Latin American Villains]]
 [[Category:Organizations]]
+[[Category:War Criminal]]
+[[Category:Supremacists]]
+[[Category:Kidnapper]]
+[[Category:Torturer]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]
+[[Category:Terrorists]]
+[[Category:Xenophobes]]
+[[Category:Rapists]]
+[[Category:Dissolved Organizations]]