The Constitution of the Republic has ceased to be the primary norm governing the nation’s affairs and providing legal stability to the country. This is how the director of the Master’s program in Criminology and Prevention Policies at the UCA (Central American...
The ILO called on the Salvadoran Government to “immediately put an end” to the persecution, violence, threats, stigmatization, intimidation, and attacks against union leaders. The ILO recommended that El Salvador “end” these acts of violence against trade unionists...
The family and attorneys of Eugenio Chicas, former president of the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) (Supreme Electoral Tribunal) and former official in the FMLN administration, have voiced their concern about his health after he was arrested on Thursday, February 13,...
The reform to the Ley Penal Juvenil (Juvenile Criminal Law), which allows sending adolescents to adult detention centers, violates national laws and international guarantees for minors, warns the human rights organization Cristosal. This Wednesday, the Asamblea...
Last Thursday, authorities from the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) (Attorney General’s Office) announced the arrest of the former president of the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) (Supreme Electoral Tribunal), Eugenio Chicas, on suspicion of allowing illicit...
El Salvador fell nine points in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) since 2015, according to the non-governmental organization Transparencia Internacional (TI) (Transparency International), which indicates that a public procurement law “hinders accountability”...
