Fact: Despite the commendable efforts of the Duarte government to improve human rights in that country. a substantial body of evidence exists which indicates that human rights violations continue to occur at an alarming rate. Fact: While it is true that political killings and activities by death squads are lower now than they were at the beginning of the civil war in El Salvador. political killings and disappearances continue at a rate higher than any other country currently receiving extended voluntary departure. Notwithstanding the ongoing violence in El Salvador. the administration continues to point to data compiled by the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration. an organization under United States State Department contract which assists and monitors Salvadorans deported from the United States. ICM can provide returnees information about assistance programs in the area of the country to which the person is returning. bus money. referrals for health care. overnight housing. and temporary identification documents. Unfortunately. ICM is not a protection or human rights monitoring organization. The administration claims that ICM data proves that deported Salvadorans are safe when they return to their homeland. ICM collects this data by giving returnees postcards which they are asked to send to ICM once a month for 6 months. These postcards are then used to verify the safety of the returnees.
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