Julia* never thought she would have to abandon her home to flee from those who were supposedly there to protect her. Since the detention of Arnulfo Dolores Flores Echeverría—whom Julia considered not just a stepfather but a central figure of support, guidance, and...
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee stated this Wednesday that it is closely monitoring the crackdown on civil society in El Salvador “and will evaluate the future of our bilateral relationship accordingly.” The message, posted on the Committee’s...
At 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López was detained in her home. One month after her detention, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned about the implications of this case. On its official X account, the Senate Foreign...
The Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES, for its Spanish acronym) has documented the forced displacement of at least 40 journalists because of a sustained pattern of harassment, intimidation, and arbitrary restrictions on journalistic work. These cases do...
In the front row at the launch of Amanelli, the $800 million megaproject by Costa Rican real estate firm Urbania, were: the mayor of Santa Ana Centro, Gustavo Acevedo; the president of the Export and Investment Promotion Agency of El Salvador, Rodrigo Ayala; the...
“The new Foreign Agents Law (LAEX, for its Spanish acronym) threatens the rights and freedoms of civil society organizations and the media,” stated various international civil society organizations, who called on the OAS and UN to condemn the...
