Last Saturday, the police arrested Roberto Carlos Hernández Castillo, son of community leader Luis Alonso Hernández, who serves as spokesperson for the Unidad de Defensa de Derechos Humanos y Comunitarios (Human Rights and Community Defense Unit, UNIDEHC). As...
María (a pseudonym) is a 43-year-old retired teacher battling chronic kidney disease. She fears her kidneys will suffer further damage due to the substandard care she receives at the clinics of the Instituto Salvadoreño de Bienestar Magisterial (Salvadoran...
Desolation is the prevailing atmosphere inside the Mercado municipal San Nicolás in the city of San Miguel, where few stalls remain open and foot traffic has dwindled to a trickle. Nearly 60% of the facilities stand empty, according to vendors at the site. Four years...
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador marked three years on Saturday, February 21, without approving any legislation related to women’s rights or gender-based violence prevention. The date marks the day the full chamber approved the final opinion issued by the...
Carlos Dada is one of the most respected Latin American journalists worldwide, but he can’t practice journalism in his own country. Founder and editor-in-chief of the Salvadoran newspaper El Faro, Dada now lives in exile. Harassment by President Nayib Bukele...
César Villalona Economist When Bukele was campaigning for the 2019 elections, he said there is enough money when no one steals. That means if a government has enough revenue from taxes, it should not need to borrow heavily — because if it does, then the money is...
