“A family that cannot afford the cost of one basic food basket is considered to be in extreme poverty; if they cannot afford two basic food baskets, they are considered to be in relative poverty.” A study by the Mesa por la Soberanía Alimentaria (Food Sovereignty...
Oscar Melara, the director of a technical school in El Salvador, stations himself at the front gate every day to inspect dress code compliance as students file in. Melara checks for infractions such as shirts missing a monogram or name tag, dirty shoes and long...
Two construction projects promoted by the government of El Salvador, in a water recharge area adjacent to the country’s capital on the slopes of the San Salvador volcano, threaten to heighten the vulnerability of that zone and exacerbate the risk of flooding in...
The renowned organization Cristosal warned that the State of El Salvador is turning pretrial detention into “anticipatory punishment.” This follows the Legislative Assembly—dominated by the ruling Nuevas Ideas (NI) party—amending a law to extend by an...
On the night of March 24, 2025, Colombian authorities intercepted Mateo Sebastián Pintor Rodríguez, a Salvadoran man who was preparing to travel to Madrid from the José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Antioquia. When Sebastián cleared immigration, the...
Thousands of Salvadoran schoolchildren—and their families—are trying to adapt to the new rule approved by the government of Nayib Bukele, which requires them to go to school in a clean uniform, an “appropriate” haircut, and to greet politely before entering class. The...
