(READ THE ORIGINAL IN SPANISH HERE) The Central American University (UCA) recently published an editorial about the growing problem of missing people in El Salvador. Here’s our translation: In El Salvador, the disappearance of people is daily news. Until August 31 of this year, 789 people are reported missing, an average of 3.3 […]
Lawyers suggest that they are “criminalizing social protest” and establishing a “regime of exception” or state of siege in El Salvador. Artículo original en español aquí. Written by Eugenia Velásquez of elsalvador.com Translated by Sister Cities On Wednesday, the Legislative Assembly approved a new initiative similar to the one that they recently extended […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Judge Jorge Guzmán denounced the swearing in of the substitute judges and magistrates, which took place over the weekend and called it “unconstitutional.” The event took place despite the precautionary measures that suspended the application of the reforms issued by the assembly controlled by New Ideas, which seek to dismiss judges […]
We are inviting you to join Sister Cities’ Urgent Action Network to help our network effectively stand with people fighting for their rights and dignity and justice in El Salvador, Mesoamerica and at the US-Mexico border. By signing up, you can choose to have your name included on statements Sister Cities sends to key stakeholders […]
ELSALVADOR.COM reports: The Second Magistrate’s court of San Salvador ordered today that five former FMLN officials remain in jail while the judicial process against them reaches the investigation stage. From the moment of the arrests, leaders of the FMLN have questioned the process followed by the authorities and the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the arrests of […]
ORGANIZACIONES SOLIDARIAS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS ANTE LAS CAPTURAS DE EXFUNCIONARIOS PÚBLICOS DE LAS ADMINISTRACIONES DEL PARTIDO FMLN Condenamos la forma en que las autoridades detuvieron a cinco ex funcionarias y funcionarios el día 22 de julio, ya que lo hicieron sin la orden de un juez, sin informarles los motivos de su detención y […]
PRO-VIDA is a humanitarian organization that has done tremendous work in several places of El Salvador, especially when it comes to water and sanitation. They have also supported our network providing analysis of the reality on the ground, especially in rural areas. As we reported in our previous post, the new legislative assembly has stated […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As REUTERS reports: A U.S. State Department report on Central American officials “credibly alleged” to be corrupt includes a member of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet and a former minister, according to an extract of the document leaked on Monday. (…) Bukele appeared scornful of the State Department list, noting on […]
We invite you to participate in this workshop developed by Bangor committee member, Dennis Chinoy called “Say Its Name: The Deep Roots and Bitter Fruits of White Supremacy” In the spirit of our U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network’s commitment to make racial justice and equity a central focus of our work, Dennis is […]
(PUEDE LEER EL COMUNICADO EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Social organizations reject the actions of the Legislative Assembly, as they put the peace and well-being of Salvadorans at risk We, representatives of social organizations with a membership of thousands of compatriots, condemn the dismissal of the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber and the Attorney General by […]