The greatest strength of an electoral authority is credibility, and the best guarantee of an election is electoral integrity. But, at the moment, both elements are critically low. Various recent decisions have weakened the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Its...
We live in a bewildering time. Never before has humanity had so many tools for conversation, and never before have we spoken so poorly of one another. Social media have become a Roman Colosseum where applause goes to whoever humiliates with the sharpest wit, where...
Sulma Arias Who of us has the right to live without fear? This is the question human rights lawyer Ruth Lopez has asked fearlessly in El Salvador — the country of my birth — for decades. It’s a question we all need to ask ourselves in the United States as well. For...
The inclusion of the diaspora in the Legislative Assembly has raised several questions about the scope of this opening. One of the most important is what it means to legislate in Bukele’s country. An “authorized” answer can be found in the...
By Josh Gerstein A federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration’s criminal, immigrant-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that the prosecution was “vindictive” retaliation against the Salvadoran immigrant for winning a high-profile challenge...
Democratic Congressman Jim McGovern took the floor in the United States Congress to address the case of Ruth López, a Cristosal attorney arrested a year ago, whom he described as a political prisoner, calling for a swift and fair trial. “To be a champion of...
