The organization Amnesty International (AI) has expressed concern regarding the conduct of the head of the Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman, PDDH), Raquel Caballero, in the case of activist and lawyer Ruth...
Madam Ombudsman, On behalf of Amnesty International, we write to you regarding the detention of lawyer and human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López Alfaro to express our concern regarding the situation she faces and, in particular, the conduct of the Office of the...
On December 1, 153 prominent faith organizations from 25 countries released a powerful letter that urges El Salvador’s historic 2017 metals mining ban to remain in place. In 2024, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele overturned the ban. The full list of signatories...
Neither the Fiscalía General de la República (Attorney General’s Office, FGR) nor the Centros Judiciales de San Salvador (San Salvador Judicial Centers) have provided information regarding whether or not the public hearing has taken place for soldier Derman...
José Antonio Kast has committed another grave error. It remains unclear whether this stems from indolence, ignorance, or sabotage by his inner circle in inviting El Salvador’s Minister of Justice and Security, Gustavo Villatoro, to Chile. Villatoro is a shadowy...
“We need more Bukele and less Boric,” the Republican Party candidate has declared, as he vies for the presidency of the South American nation in the December 14 runoff, alluding to the policies of the Salvadoran president in contrast to those of his...
