The expression “to smell like sheep” is a metaphor used in Christian contexts to describe a leader who is very close to his community. Pastors who smell like sheep are those who involve themselves in the daily lives, struggles, and joys of the people they serve,...
While thousands of Salvadoran workers must wait six months or more than a year to be seen by a specialist at the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, ISSS), a silent queue moves swiftly due to “administrative...
Amnistía Internacional (Amnesty International, AI) called for an investigation into the death of a transport worker captured and in state custody, after warning that the government of El Salvador “is deepening an authoritarian pattern” in the face of...
Allegations of workplace abuse at the Salvadoran Foreign Ministry, which began to surface in recent months, have started to resonate beyond its headquarters. This time, three former foreign service officials—whom we will call Andrea, Cecilia, and Rosa—are reporting...
Witness América Latina (Witness Latin America) demanded the immediate release of lawyer Alejandro Henríquez and community leader José Ángel Pérez, detained by the National Civil Police (PNC). Both were accompanying families from the El Bosque Agricultural Cooperative,...
After mounting pressure, on April 17 U.S. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego García, 29, a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador on March 15 by the Trump administration. Abrego García was granted a rare opportunity to speak with someone...
