One recent but lesspublicized abuse of basic human rights has been the November passage of legislation designed to curb previously lawful political activity. This proposal. known as the antiterrorist law by some and the bill for the protection of democracy by others. was opposed by all political parties in El Salvador except ARENA. It restricts traditional Salvadoran forms of peaceful political expression. such as occupations of workplaces or churches and other acts which seek to "subvert the public order." Last August. a group of United States attorneys went to El Salvador with a delegation organized by the Central American Refugee Center [CARECEN] to investigate the impact of these proposed reforms. This delegation met with officials from the executive and judicial branches of the Salvadoran Government. with legislators and representatives of all major Salvadoran political parties. with leading Salvadoran attorneys. and with other representatives of social. political. labor. and human rights organizations. It is no small irony that three of the people interviewed by this delegationDr.