In 1995, when the Heinrich Böll Foundation (Fundación Heinrich Böll) opened its office in El Salvador, Central America had only just emerged from the darkest years of its recent history. The civil wars had ended, but the wounds remained open: fragmented societies,...
The Heinrich Böll Foundation announced on Monday the relocation of its headquarters from El Salvador to Guatemala, explaining that the decision stems from “the increasingly restrictive context for freedom of thought in El Salvador.” “This decision...
In the general cemetery of Apastepeque, San Vicente, lies the grave of Manuel de Jesús Cortez Mira, who served as director of the Centro Educativo Joaquín Rodezno (Joaquín Rodezno Educational Center) and the Centro Escolar República de Chile (Republic of Chile...
“Dear Humberto, we are certain we will meet and embrace again in the house of the Lord. You will live eternally in our hearts, and we will honor your memory as the good son, husband, father, brother, grandson, nephew, and best friend you were,” reads the plaque on the...
Noelia’s grave is always adorned with an abundance of colorful artificial flowers. Her family maintains it this way because they say the flowers represent the warmth and joy she radiated toward everyone around her. This November 2, 2025, was the third year the...
On November 2, 2023, Abigaíl’s parents visited the cemetery for the first time to lay flowers on her grave. They never imagined that on Good Friday of 2023, they would be called to identify her remains, following her capture in April 2022, which they regard as...
