“President Nayib Bukele’s foreign agents law is a blatant move to silence dissent and dismantle what remains of El Salvador’s independent press,” said Cristina Zahar, CPJ’s Latin America program coordinator, in São Paulo. “By forcing journalists and civil society...
The Trump administration deported a 31-year-old Salvadoran man minutes after a federal appeals court barred his removal while his case proceeded, the government admitted in a court filing this week. In its filing, the government denied that it had violated the order...
The Trump administration has admitted that it improperly deported another immigrant in violation of a court order — the fourth known case in which the administration deported someone erroneously or in breach of specific legal requirements. Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, an...
The misappropriation of public funds and assets must be relentlessly pursued by the competent authority. If this pursuit is not universal, it loses effectiveness and is devalued, because it is perceived as an action motivated by illegitimate interests. The most recent...
The Episcopal Conference of El Salvador (CEDES) addressed the current Salvadoran situation, calling for the release of innocent individuals who have been detained and for an end to the persecution of human rights defenders. “For those already imprisoned, we ask:...
The undersigned organizations condemn the implementation of laws that endanger fundamental freedoms, including the right to free association and assembly, the right to defend human rights, and freedom of expression and access to information, as is currently happening...
