In just over five hours—between 4:34 p.m. and 9:57 p.m. on 31 July—Nuevas Ideas both approved and ratified the constitutional amendment that clears the way for indefinite presidential re-election. “Mr. President, I hold in my hands the Diario Oficial certifications of...
El Salvador’s legislative assembly has voted to remove term limits for the presidency and allow President Nayib Bukele to remain in power indefinitely. The move comes after years during which Bukele has accumulated power in the small Central American state. The...
On Thursday, Juanita Goebertus, director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), stated that the party of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Nuevas Ideas (NI), “is treading the same path as Venezuela” by spearheading a lightning-fast...
President Nayib Bukele conferred a decoration upon United States Ambassador William H. Duncan, who is concluding his diplomatic mission in El Salvador, it was announced this Wednesday. At the event, the president credited Duncan with actions that “gradually...
Victoria Delgado, a 25-year-old Salvadoran journalist, never imagined that a simple work trip would radically alter her life. She had packed her bag to attend a four-day workshop in San José, Costa Rica, with no inkling that this luggage would signal the onset of a...
Ruth López, a constitutional lawyer and educator who has devoted her life to defending the fundamental rights of Salvadorans and advancing public transparency, will receive the American Bar Association 2025 International Human Rights Award. The award...
