(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In early July, US President Joe Biden nominated Elliott Abrams to the bipartisan US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Take action to stop the appointment of Abrams to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Diplomacy cannot include enabling and covering up war crimes! Abrams has “enjoyed” a career as […]
#RégimenDeExcepción | 66 víctimas de personas capturadas de las comunidades del Bajo Lempa, con apoyo de @Cristosal, han denunciado al Estado salvadoreño ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) por violación sistemática de sus derechos humanos en el régimen. pic.twitter.com/gz7BB4mNdJ — Revista GatoEncerrado (@GatoEncerradoSV) March 10, 2023 On March 6th, the U.S. government […]
As many of you may already know, last year we encouraged folks from our network to raise money (any amount!) for our Romero fundraiser. And they sure did deliver! From a walk-a-thon to brunch with friends, from a basketball statistics bet (March madness is upon us…) to a stations of the cross display that Madison […]
THE WASHINGTON POST reports: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from Central America, are at risk of losing their work permits after negotiations with the Biden administration to extend them broke down this week, advocates said Wednesday. “>More than 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal are seeking in federal court to […]
USESSC is happy to invite you to our upcoming event! Come and have a virtual coffee with us while you get to practice (or learn!) a bit of Spanish while talking about El Salvador. Don’t be afraid to join even if you know just a couple of words. We want you to have a good […]
The Share Foundation and U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar: Rural youth and the state of exception in El Salvador We will have the participation of three young persons from the regions of UCRES, La Libertad and Chalatenango. They will share what the state of exception […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) After the Nayib Bukele administration declared a state of emergency on March 27 in response to the rise in homicides over a weekend, several human rights violations have been reported. In addition to the unjustified raid on PROCOMES yesterday (April 20) and the reports of arrest “quotas” imposed on police officers […]
You’re invited to this webinar where we will talk about the context leading to the phenomena of migration from El Salvador. We will also have guests from a rural community in San Vicente who will provide their own perspective of the situation. Guest speakers: Zulma Tobar and Mario Guevara, coordinators of Sister Cities in El […]
Cambridge is planning two walk-a-thons to raise money and remember Oscar Romero’s martyrdom. Friday March 25 – 3 PM City Hall to Harvard Square and back. Saturday March 26 – 11 am at Fresh Pond. You can walk in your own neighborhood, organize a team, walk on a treadmill, wheel yourself or simply think about moving […]
The murder of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, committed by a death squad 42 years ago in El Salvador, remains unpunished. Even though Tutela Legal denounced this last year and questioned the slowness of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), nothing has changed. Many people still don’t know about Romero’s work and how he became “the voice […]