José Ángel Pérez began his service to the residents of the El Bosque Cooperative in La Libertad, El Salvador, 25 years ago. His humble home is located outside the boundaries of the land allocated to cooperative members during the agrarian reform, and thus he was not a...
Description of the situation: The Observatory has received information regarding the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of pastor and community leader Mr. José Ángel Pérez Godínez and lawyer and environmentalist Mr. Alejandro Antonio Henríquez Flores, both of...
An examination of the first year in office provides indicators of successes, neglect of chronic problems, and self-inflicted errors, thereby revealing options for correction to the leader, the opposition, and civil society. The evaluation of a sitting administration...
In 2026 nayib bukele will consolidate his dictatorship. Still only in his early 40s, El Salvador’s president has secured indefinite re-election by rewriting the constitution, having captured the country’s institutions. Now, with Donald Trump back in power and praising...
According to information from the authorities, the perpetrator was a soldier from the Armed Forces, identified as Derman Fernando Jorge Benítez, who reportedly fired his weapon accidentally. This official version, however, emerged only around 11 p.m., by which time it...
A soldier stationed in the Historic Center of San Salvador reportedly discharged his firearm accidentally, killing a woman on Thursday afternoon, the police reported after concluding initial interrogations and preliminary inquiries. The incident occurred at...
