Saúl Rivas arrives at the press conference in San Salvador, where a Salvadoran ecosystem of environmental and human rights organizations speaks out against the resolution from the Second Section of the Cojutepeque Central Chamber that annulled the acquittal verdict...
He mentioned that there are studies —without citing them— that demonstrate the great amount of gold in Salvadoran soil and stated, in capital letters, that “GOD PLACED A GIGANTIC TREASURE BENEATH OUR FEET” to be “responsibly harnessed” and...
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said on Wednesday (27/11/2024) that it is “absurd!” that metallic mining is banned in the Central American country and that the exploitation of gold’s natural reserves could generate “unprecedented...
A court in El Salvador annulled a ruling that acquitted six people, including five environmental leaders, of the murder of a woman in 1989 during the Salvadoran civil war, and ordered a retrial, a community organization reported this Tuesday (11.26.2024). The NGO...
The government of El Salvador, through the Intelligence subdivision of the National Civil Police (PNC), has created dossiers on individuals labeled as “critics” for speaking out against corruption, expressing disagreement with government policies,...
Activist Benjamín Cuéllar considers the Jesuit priest Ignacio Ellacuría as an “apostle.” Cuéllar was the director of the Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (Idhuca) that pushed the Salvadoran justice system to hold accountable the...
