Sister Cities Staff Potable water access shouldn’t be a problem for the tiny community of Chilama in El Salvador. Located just outside of the Port City of La Libertad, Chilama is literally surrounded by water. Chilama is located within two miles of the Pacific Ocean, is tucked into the ChilamaRiver bed, and plays host […]
Civil Society Organizations Demand the Attorney General Investigate the Murders of the Human Rights Activists On May 12th diverse organizations from the Civil Society presented a report to the Attorney General of the Republic (AG) to demand investigations into the various murders of human rights promoters in El Salvador. The report was motivated by […]
PUBLIC STATEMENT AGAINST THE PROJECTS THAT THREATEN HUMAN LIFE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT The Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango, CCR, and the below signed institutions, manifest our rejection and total opposition to the projects of mineral exploitation and all projects that put our lives and our natural resources in danger. The projects […]
International Statement Regarding the Assassination of Hector Antonio Ventura, Ex-Political Prisoner in the Suchitoto 13 case, and Political Killings in El Salvador: May 2008 We join the Association for Development of El Salvador, CRIPDES, the Foundation for the Application and Study of Law, FESPAD, and the more than forty member organizations of the Coalition for […]
On Friday May 2nd, Hector Antonio Ventura was assassinated in the community of Valle Verde, Suchitoto. Ventura was the youngest of the 14 political prisoners captured in Suchitoto on July 2nd, 2007. According to preliminary reports, Ventura was stabbed to death. Another victim, who was with Ventura, was attacked but survived. Reports say that […]
Since the 1980’s, Sister Cities has built people-to-people solidarity relationships between the United States and El Salvador. These relationships are the foundation upon which we work for human rights, social and economic justice, and cultural exchange. This important work only happens through hundreds of dedicated volunteers in cities around the United States who maintain sister city relationships […]
CRIPDES and Suchitoto 14 Family Members Hold Salvadoran Government Responsible for July 2nd, 2007 A week after the Suchitoto 14 were finally cleared of all charges, Salvadoran communities and family members of the Suchitoto 14 are calling on the Salvadoran Government to be held responsible for their nine month wrongful prosecution. In a recent […]
Members of broad social movement networks from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador have been meeting in San Salvador for the past 3 days to collectively strategize against the EU-Central American Association Agreement (ADA). According to Government negotiators, the ADA agreements would liberalize trade of goods and services, promote cooperation on such […]
April 17th 2008 The Cojutepeque court has rejected the appeal that Government prosecutors filed on February 27th asking to re-open the trail against the Suchitoto 13 for public disorder and aggravated damages. The 13 defendants, who had been granted ¨Definitive Liberty¨ by the Suchitoto Court on February 19th, are now free from further processing under […]
Prosecution Appeals Definitive Liberty of Suchitoto 13, Seeks to Resume Trial for Public Disorder and Aggravated Damages March 6, 2008 The Prosecuting Attorney’s have appealed the decision by a court in Suchitoto to grant definitive liberty to the 13 people captured on the 2nd of July 2007 in Suchitoto. Last Tuesday February 27th […]