Since the Salvadoran government announced its intention to pass a “Foreign agents Law” that would create a new tax of 40% and a fine of up to $10,000 dollars to organizations deemed to be attempting against “national security”, several organizations and collectives have reacted, especially after Tuesday’s meeting where the Nuevas Ideas representatives approved a […]
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 […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In May, the Legislative Assembly now controlled by the New Ideas party decided to archive the historic proposal that came from civil society to legislate the use of water, as well as the gender identity law and other bills that they considered “obsolete” for the current reality of El Salvador. Last […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) STATEMENT ON JOE BIDEN’S VICTORY IN THE U.S. ELECTIONS THE ORGANIZATIONS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE SALVADORAN PEOPLE SPEAK The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), the SHARE Foundation, Voices on The Border and the U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network speak about the electoral results […]
MOFGA’s 2020 Common Ground Country Fair had to go virtual this year due to the COVID19 pandemic. The Bangor and MOFGA committees rose to the occasion and created a video where they could share what they learned during the December 2019 delegation to El Salvador. Here’s their video: Please check all the other […]
The Escazú Agreement, a watershed 2018 United Nations environmental treaty for Latin America and the Caribbean, could mark a dramatic shift in environmental policy for Central America. Despite the deepening climate change-related degradation of the country’s environment and violence against the environmentalists who come to its defense, though, the Bukele administration hasn’t publicly expressed its […]
Nelson Fuentes has resigned as Minister of Finances. El Diario de Hoy reports: Nelson Fuentes’ departure comes at a time when the government of Nayib Bukele tries to reduce criticism for the use of public funds to buy food in Mexico and, in turn, get more financing to face the loss of income due to […]
(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) CRIPDES held a press conference where they read the following statement: The Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES), celebrating its 36th anniversary, maintains its commitment to watch out for the Rights of unprotected and vulnerable people on the rural areas of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today, June 8th, 2020, US-El Salvador Sister Cities stands in solidarity with Black communities and Black people across our country who are suffering violence at the hands of police, white supremacists and deeply embedded structural racism in the United States. This plague of racism and white supremacy has led to the […]
The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), the SHARE Foundation, Voices on the Border and the U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network are releasing the following statement on World Environment Day. Su versión en español: