Background In January, the Legislative Assembly – controlled by the ruling party – ratified the amendment of Article 248 of the Constitution, drastically reducing space for debate and civic engagement in decisions of public interest. In July, a reform was introduced...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warned on Tuesday that the penal reforms enabling life sentences for minors in El Salvador are “incompatible” with international jurisprudence. In a statement, the regional body held that “the...
Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) remains very concerned about the impact on human rights of the excessive, unwarranted extension of the state of emergency regime in El Salvador. The IACHR once again calls on the State to stop its...
On January 27, 2025, Legal Humanitarian Aid (SJH) and the Center for Exchange and Solidarity (CIS) presented a report on enforced disappearances, torture, and deaths documented during the state of exception in El Salvador to various United Nations (UN) rapporteurs....
In 2025, El Salvador consolidated a “repressive model” marked by “mass and arbitrary” detentions and the criminalization of human rights defenders, under the extension of a state of exception that has been in place since March 2022 and suspends...
In 2025, El Salvador consolidated a “repressive model” under the extension of a state of exception—in effect since March 2022 and which suspends constitutional guarantees—marked by “mass and arbitrary” arrests and the criminalization of human...
