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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002

A federal jury on Tuesday awarded $54.6 million to three victims of torture suffered at the hands of the El Salvador army.

The defendants are two former generals whom the jury said were responsible for torture under a 1992 federal law. The men say they cannot pay the money.

The three plaintiffs are a former college professor, a former church volunteer and a former surgeon. They were victims of the early 1980s civil war which left as many as 75,000 dead.

Get the Story:
Torture Victims Win Lawsuit Against Salvadoran Generals (The Washington Post 7/24)
Torture Victims in El Salvador Are Awarded $54 Million (The New York Times 7/24)
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