Marina Manzanares Monjarás

Biography

Marina Manzanares Monjarás is a political activist in El Salvador. She has long been with the main opposition party Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front. On July 2, 2006, her parents Francisco Antonio Manzanares, 77, and Juana Monjarás de Manzanares, 75, were brutally murdered. Amnesty International launched a letter-writing campaign asking people to urge the President and Attorney General to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure the safety of Marina.