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...
No great power has any need for an underdeveloped, dependent country—least of all one dependent on that very power. Humanity has witnessed the formation and evolution of different states shaped by, among other factors, coercion and capital, as Professor Charles Tilly...
A report on deaths documented by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Socorro Jurídico Humanitario (Legal Humanitarian Aid) of people imprisoned in the custody of state security agents since March 2022—when El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, implemented...
