Her ordeal began with stomach cramps; 19 years old and training to be a nurse, she knew something was wrong. At the hospital she waited for hours in the emergency department. She had suffered an obstetric emergency. Under El Salvador’s legal framework,...
In a matter of days, the Legislative Assembly reformed and ratified a package of criminal reforms that includes life imprisonment for minors found guilty of terrorism, rape, and homicide. The measure passed with 58 out of 60 votes, and some lawmakers celebrated it as...
Lawmakers recently amended the Constitution to allow life imprisonment by modifying Article 27. According to criminal lawyer Roxana Cardona, the measure could have serious legal, social, and human rights implications. The specialist also warns that the reform contains...
Mass trials in El Salvador are moving forward against some 91,000 people detained under the state of exception imposed by President Nayib Bukele four years ago in his anti-gang “war.” “Some are going to pay for others. If they convict one, they...
Legal Humanitarian Aid reported that the number of people who have died in state custody under El Salvador’s state of exception has risen to 512. According to the organization, the two most recent cases involve individuals held at the Izalco and La Esperanza...
Martínez, who knows the terrain and the man, published a book titled Bukele, el rey desnudo (Anagrama), a profile of this president and the country he governs today, one that you read holding your breath. Bukele’s ideological pivots and his style are startling:...
