Court Delays Decision on Prosecution’s Appeal in Suchitoto 13 Case April 12, 2008 More than a week after the legal deadline for a decision, a Cojutepeque appeals court continues to delay its decision on an appeal by the Salvadoran government prosecution to reopen the Suchitoto 13 case. According to the Suchitoto 13 defense lawyers, the […]
From the Fair Trade Delegation, March 2008: Woven into many of USESSC’s sistering relationships are ‘sisters’ working in the North to promote the goods created by co-operatives in our sistered communities in El Salvador. Such co-operatives are a natural part of daily life in the organized communities of CRIPDES, part of an economic model that […]
From the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project, Madison, Wisconsin: This spring, in collaboration with several Madison churches, the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) presented “Stations of the Struggle,” a traveling art exhibit during the 2008 Lent season. The Stations of the Struggle exhibit honors the fact that the people of our sister city of Arcatao, […]
February 19th at an Initial Hearing scheduled in Suchitoto under the new accusations of “Public Disorder” and “Aggravated Damages,” the Judge dropped all charges and set the 14 defendants free! Preliminary reports describe that the Attorney General’s office neglected to present official accusations and sufficient evidence, and district attorneys were not present at the hearing […]
February 13 Twice as many people as organizers expected – an estimated 700 – left the town of Suchitoto Monday morning, February 11, carrying photos of those who have come to be known as the “Suchitoto 13″ and posters reading ”Liberty for the Political Prisoners of Suchitoto”. Organized by the Association of Rural Communities for […]
Suchitoto 13 Update: Monday, February 11th Prosecution Reduces Charges, Continues to Allege Criminality; New Challenges Lie Ahead Introduction: The case of the Suchitoto 13 has reached a critical turning point, as a formal and definitive accusations were submitted by the Attorney General’s office on February 8th, 2008, more than 7 months after the initial arrest […]
Monday, February 11th Prosecution Reduces Charges, Continues to Allege Criminality; New Challenges Lie Ahead Introduction: The case of the Suchitoto 13 has reached a critical turning point, as a formal and definitive accusations were submitted by the Attorney General’s office on February 8th, 2008, more than 7 months after the initial arrest and detention. The […]
Suchitoto 13 Update February 7, 2008 Social Organizations Increase the Pressure as time Expires for the Prosecution The case of the “Suchitoto 13” is at a boiling point as both sides prepare for the upcoming preliminary hearing to present evidence and testimony. An extension solicited by the Attorney General’s office and granted by […]
POPULAR RESISTANCE MOVEMENT – OCTOBER 12TH MPR-12 For Life, Dignity and Sovereignty September 20, 2007 The organizations represented in the MPR-12 inform the national and international community: That the morning of September 20, 2007 as he was leaving his house the journalist Salvador Sánchez, reporter for Mayavision Radio, YSUCA Radio, and the Radio Cadena Mi […]
September 20th: COMMITTEE OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN EL SALVADOR TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION WE DENOUNCE: The stubborn, arbitrary and unjust attitude of the government of the Salvadoran State, against our family members captured last July 2nd in Suchitoto. President Elias Antonio Saca and his Attorney General, upon their inability […]