A month ago, Laura (a pseudonym) had an appointment at a medical unit of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS). A patient with hypothyroidism and high blood pressure, she recalls that when first diagnosed, her appointments were scheduled every four months...
Díaz-Canel, Maduro, and Ortega are not the only embodiments of autocracy in Latin America. On July 31, 2025, El Salvador’s Asamblea Legislativa (Legislative Assembly), controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party, passed a reform that removes presidential...
The state of exception, in place in El Salvador since 2022, has led to numerous human rights violations by the state. National and international organizations have noted the disproportionate impact of the state of exception on the most vulnerable groups, including...
At least 10 people with disabilities have died in the custody of the Salvadoran state while detained in prisons under the state of exception, reveals a new report from the NGO Cristosal. The report documents testimonies of human rights violations in the application of...
Berty Manuel Acevedo Parada, one of the lawyers designated by the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to prosecute human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López Alfaro for the crime of illicit enrichment, is the son of Deputy Attorney General Cándida Dolores Parada de...
The Salvadoran parliament approved by an overwhelming majority—fifty-seven votes in favor and only three against—the constitutional reform that enables indefinite reelection, eliminates the runoff, extends the presidential term from five to six years, and moves the...
