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 […]
Category Archives: Politics
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Public Disorder Reforms Passed amidst much Debate August 18, 2007 Amidst politically polarized and often heated debate, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed a reform to Article 348 of the Penal Code on Thursday, increasing jail time for public disorder for up to 8 years. Likewise, the Assembly approved reforms to Article 294 of the Penal […]
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Archbishop Romero at Ninety: “Cease the Repression” August 15, 2007 In honor of Archbishop Romero’s birthday today, hundreds gathered this morning in San Salvador in commemoration of the Archbishop. The protesters, members of the Salvadoran social movement and civil society, are once again calling for an end to repression, 27 years after Romero made […]
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We, the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network, work for social change by building and defending sustainable communities and economies based on solidarity, dignity, and self-determination. Our work is driven by mutual community accompaniment, organizing, education, advocacy, and fundraising. We have prioritized supporting and defending human rights as a principal focus of that work. Anti-Militarization Advocacy […]
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We learned late Wednesday night that the 13 people arrested last Monday, July 2, including CRIPDES leaders and community members, are now being charged with “Aggravated Damages, Acts of Terrorism and Injuring a Police Officer.” They will be tried under the new Anti-Terrorism Law, (read the specifics here) created by the Salvadoran government and President […]
July 2, 2007 PROTEST IN SUCHITOTO, CRIPDES LEADERS CAPTURED BY POLICE We want to share some preliminary information about events that have taken place so far this morning that have led to the arbitrary arrest and continuing detention of CRIPDES leaders by the National Civilian Police (PNC) in the municipality of Suchitoto, Province of […]
By Jesse Kates-Chinoy Introduction: October, 2006: The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly approves decree #108, the “Special Law Against Acts of Terrorism.” The law is made public and applicable on November 16, 2006. The law re-writes several articles of the Salvadoran Penal Code, and creates several new categories of felonies. Most all of the acts that […]
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November 14th, 2006 Sister Cities Staff Last week, the U.S. State Department’s Development aid branch, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), approved a 461 million dollar grant to the Government of El Salvador.[i] According to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, this aid will be used in large part to revitalize the economies of the northern part […]
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October 3, 2006 Staff San Salvador-Last week in Carasque, Chalatenango, a truckload of soldiers arrived without noticed, and before consulting with local authorities climbed the hill behind the village. When members of the community board of Carasque realized what was going on, they fired up the PA system to call the community together. Given that […]