Inflation in El Salvador rose for the second consecutive month, reaching 1.47% in March — its highest rate since mid-2024 — driven mainly by food and non-alcoholic beverages, according to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). The Consumer Price Index (CPI), the basis for...
The Ministry of Health announced Monday the expansion of age ranges for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, with the goal of strengthening cervical cancer prevention. Under this update, the vaccine will be available to girls and women ages 9 to 45, as well as boys...
Erick Zelaya, a union leader and labor rights defender, reported on the afternoon of this Saturday, April 11, that he fled the country due to “surveillance, harassment, and threats from El Salvador’s security forces.” “I’ve left El...
Actions against social organizations, journalists, and human rights defenders in El Salvador during 2025 were not isolated incidents but part of a sustained pattern of repression and control, according to a report on the state of civic space in the country. The...
The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress, co-chaired by Democratic Congressman James McGovern, will hold a hearing on April 16, 2026, to hear from witnesses regarding El Salvador’s state of exception, which is now entering its fifth year. The...
The organization Legal Humanitarian Aid (SJH) and the private defense team for unionist César Edgardo Hernández, from San Rafael Cedros, Cuscatlán, stated that they will file an appeal against the 30-year prison sentence he received on March 24 of this year, following...
