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'''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. | '''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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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.” | 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.” | ||
[[Category:Honduras]] | [[Category:Honduras]] | ||
[[Category:Latin American Villains]] | [[Category:Latin American Villains]] | ||
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