No one familiar with the country’s recent history can ignore the devastation caused by the gangs. I visited El Salvador for the first time in 2002 and have returned several times since. I have seen up close the daily fear the maras imposed for years on entire...
The lack of a second review of the agreement between El Salvador and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is also a matter investors are watching closely, especially those who bought a portion of the bonds El Salvador placed on international markets in April 2024. At...
By Napoleón Campos The history of the American hemisphere since World War II illustrates the political adoption and cooperative implementation of collective security shields. The postwar shock was so profound that first came the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal...
(Washington) – El Salvador is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans deported from the United States, Human Rights Watch said today, one year after some of the men were sent to El Salvador. The detained people are among more than 9,000 Salvadorans...
By Thomas Graham The draconian mass incarceration policy of El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, may have led to crimes against humanity, according to a new study by legal experts. By locking up 1.4% of the population without due process, Bukele turned El Salvador...
By Sarah C. Bishop Baruch College, City University of New York Pressing Issues in Latin America (PILA) publishes select reports, papers, and data from research centers in Latin America. We also invite researchers and academics who specialize in this region to...
