The Salvadoran Government gave a proposed budget for 2021 on September 30th, this is ARPAS assessment about it: The presentation took place amid exacerbations of the permanent tension between the government and the Legislative Assembly, this time due to the refusal of the Minister of Finance, Alejandro Zelaya, to explain the use of the […]
Puede leer el comunicado en español abajo. Despite the fact that Chalatenango suffered tremendously before and during the civil war and despite the fact that several Organizations hoped that the current government would support their fight for restorative justice, Arcatao, Nueva Trinidad, San Fernando and San Ignacio, four communities of the area, are suffering […]
FACTUM reports: The government of Nayib Bukele used subsidiaries in the energy sector to create his own newspaper. Perforadora Santa Bárbara, one of the La Geo companies, owned by Grupo CEL, established the public limited company El Diario Nacional (EDN), which registered the trademark Diario El Salvador, the official newspaper published by the Executive Branch […]
Calling all the network, national members and friends! November 14 and 15 will be a time for internal and external reflection and analysis. On November 14th we will even have the participation of CRIPDES board members, Marixa Amaya and Francisco Martínez who will answer questions from our working groups and share their views on the […]
On September 24, President Nayib Bukele confirmed that El Salvador would not sign the Escazú Agreement, considering that some of its articles do not adapt to the Salvadoran reality. Now, the team promoting the treaty, begins meetings with deputies of the Legislative Assembly to seek adherence through this state body. Focos spoke with César Artiga, […]
(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) notified the plaintiffs of the amnesty law, the resolution of unconstitutionality issued. In a letter addressed to José Benjamín Cuellar Martínez and Pedro Antonio Martínez González, the Secretary of the Chamber states that they decided to reschedule for October 30 the […]
MOFGA’s 2020 Common Ground Country Fair had to go virtual this year due to the COVID19 pandemic. The Bangor and MOFGA committees rose to the occasion and created a video where they could share what they learned during the December 2019 delegation to El Salvador. Here’s their video: Please check all the other […]
(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) Karen Fernández, from FOCOS TV, interviewed former Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte. They talked about Joe Biden’s campaign, the situation for Salvadoran migrants and the relationship of current Ambassador Johnson with president Nayib Bukele. I just want to clarify one point, in recent decades in the region, the United States has […]
Radio Sumpul compartió el siguiente reportaje sobre el aniversario de repoblación de Guarjila. Esto con el objetivo de mantener viva la memoria histórica de El Salvador porque “pueblo que olvida su historia está condenado a repetirla”. Radio Sumpul es apoyada por varios hermanamientos de la red de Ciudades Hermanas.
To commemorate the International Day of Rural Women, U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) in alliance with the women’s roundtable of CRIPDES are organizing a new online event titled: Rural Women organizing and violations to their Human Rights during the COVID19 Pandemic During one hour, our speakers will talk about the different challenges […]