The arrest and transfer procedure for human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López, director of Cristosal’s Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit, revives a pattern from El Salvador’s civil war, according to Abraham Ábrego, a lawyer and Director of Strategic...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), along with other humanitarian organizations, issued a statement on Monday regarding the arrest of Ruth Eleonora López, head of Cristosal’s Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit. The commission stated its concern...
For Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock, the arrest of Ruth Eleonora López seeks to sow fear throughout the social movement in El Salvador. He also indicated that this adds to a series of repressive acts recently directed at those who defend truth, justice, and...
The Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) is far from overcoming the chronic shortage of medications and supplies that is hindering the quality of care provided to patients, according to the Medical Workers’ Union of the ISSS (SIMETRISSS). In a recent...
The former Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression, Andrés Guzmán Caballero, broke his silence following a wave of criticism he received on social media after announcing his resignation the same night attorney Ruth Eleonora López was...
Ruth Leonora López, one of the most well-known and consistent activists for human rights and transparency in El Salvador, was arrested this Sunday night by Nayib Bukele’s regime. She is, I have no doubt, a political prisoner. Perhaps Bukelism’s most...
