The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed concern over the “elevated” number of deaths in custody in El Salvador and over “reports of hundreds of prison deaths” in Ecuador. In his address to the 61st session...
Prison guards in El Salvador confirmed to LA PRENSA GRÁFICA the complaints their sector has raised regarding the food provided to them during their shifts inside the country’s jails, citing both the poor quality of what they receive and alleged acts of...
The tax-rate cut approved by the Legislative Assembly on whisky, gin, and liquors could dent revenue from the levy on the sale of alcoholic beverages — and, with it, the share the government transfers from that collection to the Solidarity Fund for Health (Fosalud)....
The Union of Medical Workers of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (SIMETRISSS) said it received complaints from patients about the shortage of a medication used in breast cancer treatment. The union consulted with oncologists, who confirmed the drug is...
The pace of deportation flights from the United States to El Salvador accelerated once again during 2025, the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, in a context defined by immigration policies designed to fast-track expulsions and tighten internal...
February 25 marked one year since the detention of Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the Unidad de Defensa de Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios (Unit for the Defense of Human and Community Rights, UNIDEHC), who was arrested in 2025. That same day, residents of the La...
