The General Directorate of Centros Penales (DGCP) declared the data on how many inmates have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses from 2020 through June 2026 as information under seal. The institution denied access, stating that the information is part of the records...
Reports from civil society organizations maintain that women human rights defenders in El Salvador are exposed to attacks and defamation on social media, in addition to being victims of harassment and other patterns of aggression due to their role. According to the...
Rafael Aguirre, the presidential candidate of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), disagrees with presidential reelection but believes a potential election of Nayib Bukele in 2027 would not be unconstitutional because the Salvadoran Constitution has...
Debt related to El Salvador’s pension system closed June 2026 at $11,669.85 million, according to the latest data published by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). But what, exactly, does that figure mean? The more than $11,600 million represents financial...
On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, communities from the country’s eastern region and representatives of the native peoples of Izalco denounced evictions and the advance of tourism, real estate, logistics, and...
SAN SALVADOR – Getting water is a constant struggle in El Salvador, the Central American country with the lowest per capita water availability in the region. And so the population, especially those living in poor rural communities, must work hard to get it and quench...
