According to the dismissal letters delivered to the affected individuals, the justification provided by the Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, PDDH) is a reduction in salary allocations within its 2026 budget....
A legal analysis by Cristosal warns that the reforms to the Municipal Code and the creation of the Law on the Registry of Legal Entities, pushed by the Executive and preliminarily endorsed by the Legislative Assembly, will impose greater government control and...
At least 140 prisoners have died while receiving medical care at the Jorge Mazzini National Hospital in Sonsonate, according to the latest report from Legal Humanitarian Aid (SJH), which reveals that by December 18, 2025, a total of 470 individuals had died in state...
Environmental lawyer Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, the religious leader of the Iglesia Cristiana Elim (Elim Christian Church), regained their freedom this Wednesday after being held at the Centro Penitenciario La Esperanza (La Esperanza Penitentiary),...
A patient suffering from kidney failure reported being assaulted by police officers while waiting to enter his hemodialysis treatment at the Comprehensive Hemodialysis Center (Centro Integral de Hemodiálisis) in Ciudadela Monserrat, San Salvador. The incident...
In January 1933, Hitler ascended to power in Germany. The country was predominantly Christian, and thus in his initial speeches he promised to leave the churches’ rights untouched, aiming to secure the trust of bishops and pastors. Yet, simultaneously—and from...
