At least four children have died and another 176 have been orphaned due to the repressive measures against gangs implemented by the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. These are some of the main findings of the most recent report prepared by Cristosal,...
A new investigation by Cristosal, a human rights advocacy organization, reveals that women detained during the state of exception were victims of rape and sexual abuse in prisons, despite being in the custody of the state. The aggressors, according to cases documented...
The Ministry of Health is the fourth to report the most cuts in its permanent remuneration budget, with $11.3 million. Unlike Education, these reductions haven’t been made in a specific budget line, but those implemented affect vital areas for citizens. For...
Last Sunday, July 7, in the Santa Bárbara passage, next to Mano de León Street in San Antonio Abad canton, west of San Salvador, the National Civil Police (PNC) recorded an incident after which the owner of an automotive workshop was arrested. Officially, the arrest...
Nayib Bukele announced on national TV that vegetable vendors would be prosecuted if they didn’t lower prices. However, he warned that the prosecution wouldn’t be for price gouging but for other crimes he already has them “on record” for: tax...
The accused is named Élmer Canales Rivera and his alias is Crook. He has been one of the most important bosses of the MS13 gang and is imprisoned in New York, where on Tuesday, he will appear before a judge in a hearing initiating a judicial process that involves...
