The Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS) is far from overcoming the chronic shortage of medications and supplies that is hindering the quality of care provided to patients, according to the Medical Workers’ Union of the ISSS (SIMETRISSS). In a recent...
The former Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression, Andrés Guzmán Caballero, broke his silence following a wave of criticism he received on social media after announcing his resignation the same night attorney Ruth Eleonora López was...
Ruth Leonora López, one of the most well-known and consistent activists for human rights and transparency in El Salvador, was arrested this Sunday night by Nayib Bukele’s regime. She is, I have no doubt, a political prisoner. Perhaps Bukelism’s most...
More than three years into the “state of exception” imposed by Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, the government’s wave of repression and authoritarianism continues to intensify. So far in May 2025 alone, three activists and more than a dozen Salvadorans have been...
Allegations of abuse of power, marginalization, and precarious employment within Cancillería (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador) come not only from diplomats, former officials, or permanent staff. They also extend to those starting their professional careers....
A prominent Salvadoran lawyer known for publicly accusing President Nayib Bukele’s government of corruption and malfeasance was detained by the authorities on Sunday night, according to the lawyer’s employer, a human rights organization. Ruth López, who leads the...
