“Doña Licha (a fictitious name). Look, I have never asked you this, but… do you really like wearing the domestic service uniform?” That question was the genesis of the art project “Domestic Service Uniform,” which prompted visual artist...
Since December 2023, domestic workers in El Salvador have awaited the Legislative Assembly’s approval of a proposed “Domestic Work Law,” but to date, the initiative has not even been considered. At the time, lawmaker Claudia Ortiz introduced the...
The Special Law on Benefits and Protection for the Diaspora, approved last Thursday by the Legislative Assembly, sidelines deported migrants, experts and opposition members have warned. “It is a law that benefits the already advantaged, rather than aiding those in...
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its concern over the constitutional reform that alters the length of the presidential term and allows for indefinite re-election to the office, among other aspects. The IACHR considers that the measure,...
Vladimir Antonio Arévalo Chávez, alias “Vampiro de Monserrat” and one of the leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in U.S. custody, has sent a letter to Judge Joan M. Azrack insisting that his life would be in danger if he were deported to a prison in El...
The United States Department of Justice responded to questions from Judge Joan M. Azrack of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York regarding the agreement between the governments of the United States and El Salvador to deport Mara...
