The Procuraduría para la Defensa de Derechos Humanos (Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, PDDH) has placed under seal information related to expenditures for the first Cumbre Global sobre Derechos Humanos (Global Summit on Human Rights), an event organized by this...
The Salvadoran government, through the Ministerio de Hacienda, sent to the Asamblea Legislativa a request to authorize new borrowing of $344 million, which would be used to cover the State’s general obligations or for liability management, that is, to service debt....
On June 1, 2019, El Salvador embarked on a new era with Nayib Bukele’s ascent to power. The young Salvadoran politician and businessman then launched the Plan Control Territorial (Territorial Control Plan), a strategy ostensibly aimed at combating the “high...
Lawmaker Claudia Ortiz, of Vamos, requested the inclusion of an initiative to reform the Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública (Law on Access to Public Information), after a journalistic investigation exposed a case of possible corruption in the government and...
October 31 in El Salvador is recognized as the Day of the Salvadoran Trade Unionist. This year’s commemoration event brought together veteran organizers and a new generation of grassroots leaders, bridging past and present struggles for workers’ rights and...
Dr. María Isabel Rodríguez, one of the most influential figures in the history of medicine and public health in El Salvador, turns 103 this November 5. Her legacy spans more than seven decades of contributions to teaching, research, public administration, and the...
