“I am not your daddy to be explaining to you”: president of the Assembly on the number of employees in Nuevas Ideas — “No soy su tata para estarles explicando”: presidente de Asamblea sobre cantidad de empleados en Nuevas Ideas

12/21/2023

During the discussion for the approval of the 2024 budget of the Legislative Assembly, which will amount to $54.1 million, the president deputy, Ernesto Castro, exposed the number of employees of the opposition parties, although he avoided disclosing how many...

Latinobarometer: 61% of Salvadorans fear expressing their opinions — Latinobarómetro: 61 % de salvadoreños temen expresar sus opiniones

12/19/2023

Salvadorans are satisfied with the country’s democracy but fear facing negative consequences if they express their opinions about the country’s problems. This is revealed by the results of the 2023 opinion study conducted by Latinobarometer, a Chilean...

Héctor Silva presented the evidence for his case against Deputy Guevara — Héctor Silva presentó las pruebas de su caso contra diputado Guevara

12/19/2023

Capital councilor Héctor Silva Hernández presented his evidence on Monday for the lawsuit he is facing with cyan deputy Christian Guevara, who accuses him of defamation and slander. Silva Hernández, from the Nuestro Tiempo party, would have documented the existence of...

TSE uncertain about the number of people who will be able to vote electronically in person — TSE sin certeza de cantidad de personas que podrán votar de forma electrónica presencial

12/16/2023

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) would have a clearer understanding of the number of people eligible to vote from abroad through remote online voting than those who could do so in person electronically in the February 2024 elections. The remote mode will apply to...

3,526 Human Rights Violations Complaints During The State of Emergency In El Salvador — 3,526 denuncias a violaciones de derechos humanos durante el régimen de excepción en El Salvador

12/16/2023

From March 27, 2022, to December 15, 2023, the organization Cristosal reports a total of 3,526 complaints of human rights violations during the state of emergency, which have affected 3,669 people, including arbitrary arrests, forced displacement, and others....

International organizations send letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary raising concern about potential IMF loans to El Salvador’s repressive Bukele regime, ask for IMF to impose conditions regarding human rights, transparency, and corruption — Organizaciones internacionales envían carta al Secretario del Tesoro de EE. UU. expresando preocupación sobre posibles préstamos del FMI al represivo régimen de Bukele en El Salvador, piden al FMI imponer condiciones respecto a derechos humanos, transparencia y corrupción

12/15/2023

International NGOs sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressing concern about the economic situation in El Salvador, including money laundering and corruption, the adoption of Bitcoin as currency, and decreasing transparency, as well as...