Category Archives: Human Rights

Pre-trial detention for FMLN members

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 […]

Comunicado conjunto ante las capturas del 22 de julio

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 […]

PROVIDA responds to State’s accusations

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 […]

NGOs – New target for the Legislative Assembly?

(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 […]

Workshop: The Deep Roots and Bitter Fruits of White Supremacy

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 […]

Comunicado de organizaciones salvadoreñas / Statement of Salvadoran Organizations (May 3, 2021)

(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 […]

Nuevas Ideas representatives agree the dismissal of magistrates and General Attorney

DW reports: The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, with a pro-government majority, dismissed on May 1st the proprietary and alternate magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) for allegedly committing “fraud to the constitution” and violating the separation of powers. The first vice president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (and former Ministry […]

El Mozote – Rol de los Estados Unidos / The role of the United States

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   DEMOCRACY NOW reports: In El Salvador, pretrial hearings on the 1981 El Mozote massacre are being held this week. Nearly 1,000 civilians from across seven villages were killed in the massacre carried out by U.S.-trained Salvadoran military officers. One of the expert witnesses, Stanford University political scientist Terry Karl, detailed the […]

ARPAS: Freedom of Speech is a priority

On Monday, ARPAS published an editorial that we have translated to English:   The Roundtable for the Protection of Journalists and the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) warn about the increased, repeated and systematic violations of freedom of expression and information in the country, which represent clear signs of democratic deterioration. In separate […]

CCR statement – Father Miguel Vasquez

IN DEFENSE OF FATHER MIGUEL VASQUEZ, PRIEST OF ARCATAO   The Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango (CCR) express to the national and international public opinion our deep concern about expressions of hatred, acts of intimidation and threats of political violence against Father […]