DW reports: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, dismissed on May 1st the proprietary and alternate magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) for allegedly committing “fraud to the constitution” and violating the separation of powers. The first vice president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (and former Ministry […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) DEMOCRACY NOW reports: In El Salvador, pretrial hearings on the 1981 El Mozote massacre are being held this week. Nearly 1,000 civilians from across seven villages were killed in the massacre carried out by U.S.-trained Salvadoran military officers. One of the expert witnesses, Stanford University political scientist Terry Karl, detailed the […]
LA PRENSA GRAFICA reports that president Bukele has ordered the dismissal of one of the last critical members of the Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP, in Spanish), Liduvina Escobar: The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordered the removal of the commissioner of the Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP), Liduvina […]
This Saturday, April 24, we will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities from 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM (Eastern time) Do you want to learn what the historical memory group has organized for this event? Then, keep reading: EVENT’S AGENDA Introduction Mikaela Byers, Historical Memory Working Group Member Historical […]
On Monday, ARPAS published an editorial that we have translated to English: The Roundtable for the Protection of Journalists and the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) warn about the increased, repeated and systematic violations of freedom of expression and information in the country, which represent clear signs of democratic deterioration. In separate […]
IN DEFENSE OF FATHER MIGUEL VASQUEZ, PRIEST OF ARCATAO The Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango (CCR) express to the national and international public opinion our deep concern about expressions of hatred, acts of intimidation and threats of political violence against Father […]
USESSC staff and members of the Popular education working group organized a second online workshop with students from Western Connecticut State University. This workshop aimed to be as participatory as possible on zoom to discuss the root causes of migration, historical background of El Salvador, the economical measures implemented in the country, and U.S. intervention […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The Guajoyo community has always had challenges providing access to water to all the people who live in its community. Although, originally, a water project was created to benefit the 4 communities that repopulated the area, the land in Guajoyo has different heights and the water does not arrive with the […]
Several organizations signed and released the following statement expressing concern about the wellbeing of father “Miguelito” as he is known in the area of Arcatao: We have always been told that “Christ died for the truth”, also for telling the truth Saint Romero of America and Blessed Rutilio Grande died more than four decades ago, […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Back in 1990, Gatewood West visited Teosinte and he met José Tulio Guardado, Pedro Oriana, Nicolas, Julio Tobar (from the CCR), Abel Cirian and Benjamin. He wrote a report of their conversation back then. Challenging times are ahead but we must never forget how the Salvadoran people in rural and forgotten […]