ELSALVADOR.COM reports: The Second Magistrate’s court of San Salvador ordered today that five former FMLN officials remain in jail while the judicial process against them reaches the investigation stage. From the moment of the arrests, leaders of the FMLN have questioned the process followed by the authorities and the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the arrests of […]
The US El Salvador Sister City Network has worked in solidarity with the Salvadoran social movement and CRIPDES, a rural campesino organizing federation, since the mid 1980’s. This relationship was forged in a time of war and has deep roots. We have found that our struggle has often been around the defense of the environment, […]
ORGANIZACIONES SOLIDARIAS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS ANTE LAS CAPTURAS DE EXFUNCIONARIOS PÚBLICOS DE LAS ADMINISTRACIONES DEL PARTIDO FMLN Condenamos la forma en que las autoridades detuvieron a cinco ex funcionarias y funcionarios el día 22 de julio, ya que lo hicieron sin la orden de un juez, sin informarles los motivos de su detención y […]
Earlier today people were sharing information about the apprehension of Violeta Menjivar, former Health Minister during Mauricio Funes’ administration. People were concerned since she was not informed of the charges against her. Little by little, more names were added to the list. LA PRENSA GRAFICA reports: Five former FMLN officials were captured this afternoon and […]
By Patrice Forrester and Jacey Anderson On April 24, 2021, over fifty people gathered online to learn about, celebrate, and reflect upon the 35-year solidarity relationship between El Salvador and the United States. The Historical Memory Working Group organized the event and invited some of the early US organizers: David Amdur, Esther Chavez, Suzanne […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In May, the Legislative Assembly now controlled by the New Ideas party decided to archive the historic proposal that came from civil society to legislate the use of water, as well as the gender identity law and other bills that they considered “obsolete” for the current reality of El Salvador. Last […]
PRO-VIDA is a humanitarian organization that has done tremendous work in several places of El Salvador, especially when it comes to water and sanitation. They have also supported our network providing analysis of the reality on the ground, especially in rural areas. As we reported in our previous post, the new legislative assembly has stated […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As REUTERS reports: A U.S. State Department report on Central American officials “credibly alleged” to be corrupt includes a member of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet and a former minister, according to an extract of the document leaked on Monday. (…) Bukele appeared scornful of the State Department list, noting on […]
We invite you to participate in this workshop developed by Bangor committee member, Dennis Chinoy called “Say Its Name: The Deep Roots and Bitter Fruits of White Supremacy” In the spirit of our U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network’s commitment to make racial justice and equity a central focus of our work, Dennis is […]
(PUEDE LEER EL COMUNICADO EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Social organizations reject the actions of the Legislative Assembly, as they put the peace and well-being of Salvadorans at risk We, representatives of social organizations with a membership of thousands of compatriots, condemn the dismissal of the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber and the Attorney General by […]