El Salvador remains the country with the highest prison population rate, with 2,053 inmates per 100,000 inhabitants, which means that 2 out of every 100 of its citizens were in prison as of May 2026. LA PRENSA GRÁFICA updated the prison population statistics based on...
El Salvador is listed as one of the countries where systematic violations of workers’ rights are recorded, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index, produced annually by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and presented this week in Geneva,...
Experts point out that the allocation of seats to the diaspora lacks a technical explanation and is, in reality, a political calculation aimed at winning lawmakers among the diaspora, where government propaganda is still effective. Removing lawmakers from San Salvador...
Four people were reported dead in various parts of El Salvador in recent days, according to posts by the citizen monitoring account “Desaparecidos SOS El Salvador.” Among the reported cases is the death of soldier Kevin Zepeda, which occurred on May 19 at...
Amnesty International (AI), through its coordination group in El Salvador, sent a letter to the Presidency of the Republic requesting the release and a fair trial for lawyer Ruth López, marking the first anniversary of her detention after she was accused of illicit...
The “Dr. Salvador Allende” Health Movement (ALAMES El Salvador) and the Health Workers’ Union (SITRASALUD) reported on Wednesday, May 20, that at least 175 employees who worked at the Rosales National Hospital (HNR) and were transferred to other...
