Nicolás Rivera

Nico Rivera was born in Los Riveras, Arcatao, El Salvador. He is a survivor of various massacres perpetrated against the civilian population during the armed conflict. As a member of the General Assembly of the Asociación Pro-Búsqueda de Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos [Pro-Búsqueda Association for Missing Children, APB], he receives constant training on human rights. He is also an active member of the Comité de Memoria Histórica Sobreviviente de Arcatao [Arcatao Historical Memory Committee], focusing his life commitment on the rescue, preservation, and disclosure of historical memory as a premise for the search for the truth, justice, and to avoid repetition of State violence.

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