As part of its contribution to the fourth cycle of the EPU for El Salvador, in its November 2024 report, the PDDH recommended that the State maintain the ban on metal mining, which had been in force since 2017. However, only a month later, on December 23, 2024, this...
In summary: The Bukele administration has faced strong criticism for dismantling the structure of Hospital Nacional Rosales (National Rosales Hospital), declared a National Monument three decades ago. The president justified the operation by sharing...
Following the announcement of mining reactivation in the national territory, the most persistent concern voiced by communities is river pollution and the water shortage this situation could produce, especially for rural communities already suffering from a lack of...
Alianza Américas (Americas Alliance) strategic adviser Óscar Chacón and international analyst Napoleón Campos have warned that, so far, the Salvadoran government has not negotiated any migratory improvements for its citizens. On the contrary, Bukele seems more focused...
The approval of the Ley General de Minería Metálica (General Law on Metallic Mining) in El Salvador effectively nullified the previous law, which had been passed after years of efforts to halt “that evil” for the country. That is how the Bishop of San Vicente,...
The restrictions imposed on physicians when requesting laboratory tests, presented as a cost-saving measure, are not the only problem the ISSS is dealing with. According to complaints on social media, some ultrasound appointments are being scheduled as far out as...
