The Observatory has received information about the arbitrary detention and short-term forced disappearance of Ms. Ruth López, a human rights defender, lawyer, and head of Cristosal’s Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit. Cristosal is a civil society organization,...
The Foreign Agents Law, which sets a 30% tax on all transactions and donations received by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and was approved Tuesday by the ruling party bloc in the Legislative Assembly, would leave it to the government’s discretion to...
More than 70 Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (Non-Governmental Organizations) spoke out this morning to warn about an increase in persecution against individuals and organizations defending human rights in El Salvador. The organizations criticized the recent...
Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 18, 2025, at 11 p.m., Salvadoran police arrested López at her home in San Salvador. Prosecutors are accusing López—who currently...
Less than two weeks before starting his second year as an unconstitutional president, Nayib Bukele smoothly secured the approval of the ‘Foreign Agents Law’ targeting NGOs critical of his government and journalists who challenge the regime. The law states it seeks to...
The Foreign Agents Law, which imposes a 30% tax on all transactions and donations received by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and was approved late Tuesday afternoon by the ruling party’s bloc in the Legislative Assembly, would seek to hinder the work of...
