June 20 marked one year since the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) admitted the habeas corpus petition filed by the family of lawyer Ruth López. However, they say that, to date, they have received no response. The lawyers filed the petition...
For the second consecutive year, El Salvador appears as one of the countries at highest risk of committing acts of torture, according to the 2026 international index from the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), which was made public on June 25. In its second...
In summary: The Salvadoran government repeatedly claimed before this trial that it had completely controlled communication between free and imprisoned gang members since 2019.During the trial against gang leaders, the Public Ministry presented audio recordings and...
A 10- to 14-year-old girl living in rural El Salvador is less likely today to have someone detect sexual abuse in time. Ecos Familiares — the system that placed health promoters inside communities — operated with a $297 million budget in 2020. Four years later, in...
Daniel Enrique Aguilar Mejía is passionate about soccer, and his family remembers him through the emotions he experienced on the field and watching matches on television. He disappeared on October 24, 2021, in San Salvador’s historic center, and today the Search...
On Thursday, June 25, three police officers arrived at the home of lawyer Guillermo García — the defense attorney for José Santos “Pepe” Melara and Luis Menjívar, both facing charges in the case involving veterans of the Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz...
