No one familiar with the country’s recent history can ignore the devastation caused by the gangs. I visited El Salvador for the first time in 2002 and have returned several times since. I have seen up close the daily fear the maras imposed for years on entire...
The lack of a second review of the agreement between El Salvador and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is also a matter investors are watching closely, especially those who bought a portion of the bonds El Salvador placed on international markets in April 2024. At...
The history of the American hemisphere since World War II illustrates the political adoption and cooperative implementation of collective security shields. The postwar shock was so profound that first came the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR, Rio...
El Salvador is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans deported from the United States. The detained people are among more than 9,000 Salvadorans deported by the United States since the start of 2025. Some of them were deported on March 15, 2025,...
By Sarah C. Bishop Baruch College, City University of New York Pressing Issues in Latin America (PILA) publishes select reports, papers, and data from research centers in Latin America. We also invite researchers and academics who specialize in this region to...
The International Group of Experts for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations under the State of Exception in El Salvador (GIPES)—established in 2024—has reported that there are reasonable grounds to conclude that crimes against humanity are being committed in...
