The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) condemned the “arbitrary” arrest of economist and member of the Peace Accords negotiating commission, José Atilio Montalvo, who was detained on May 31 at his residence. “Gathered in its virtual Branch...
One afternoon in May 2024, a first-cycle teacher at a public school in the southern department of Cuscatlán decided the class would be held outdoors. The Loma Abajo Hamlet School, with 44 enrolled students, is made of tin and wood, and with the intense sun that day,...
El Salvador has a high chance of striking a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund next month for about $1.4 billion, people familiar with the negotiations said. President Nayib Bukele is seeking to finalize terms for the three-year program after...
A glimmer of hope has emerged in El Salvador to establish responsibility for the killing of six Jesuit priests and two women in 1989 in the gardens of the Central American University (UCA). A judge in San Salvador has ordered 11 individuals accused of being the...
Out of the $2.635 billion in El Salvador’s bonds held by investors, maturing between 2027 and 2034, the government received a sale offer for only $388.01 million, according to an official statement published on PR Newswire. The majority of the bonds that...
In August 2021, a month after leaving the Ministry of Agriculture, Pablo Salvador Anliker received an official notification from the Court of Accounts for failing to justify or provide support for $133 million in purchases made under the Health Emergency Program...
