(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) The Salvadoran government headed by Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on March 27, 2022 after 87 murders took place throughout El Salvador. The situation has called into question the effectiveness of the famous Territorial Control Plan, whose phases have never been fully explained to the population. The president pressured […]
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 […]
(ARTICULO DE FACTUM DISPONIBLE EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) An article written by Gerson Najera Relatives and friends of victims of forced disappearance have gathered in a block to demand respect and an immediate response from the Government to the reports of disappearances. “I ask the president (Nayib Bukele) to be empathic. What if it was […]
Just like in April last year, in the middle of lockdown, El Salvador has faced another day of a surprising spike in homicides. LA PRENSA GRÁFICA reports: Only this Wednesday, November 10, at least 20 murders were reported, according to the Police (PNC). Due to this, President Nayib Bukele announced that the police and the […]
(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 […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) After having participated in our delegation focused on the issue of migration, Professor Patricia Rodriguez did not forget what the inhabitants of the Santa Marta community in San Vicente shared with her, and decided to partner with Professor Sofía Villenas to apply for a grant at Cornell University. Thus was born […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In the spirit of the International Day of Rural Women, with the support and accompaniment of U.S-El Salvador Sister Cities, the SHARE Foundationn among others, the National Women’s Roundtable organized this event on October 15, in which approximately 40 women from rural communities representing the 5 regions of CRIPDES gathered to […]
El Faro recently published a report on the investigation the deposed General Attorney was conducting on several officials, including Osiris Luna, for the conversations he facilitated among gang leaders inside maximum security prisons. President Bukele once again reacted via Twitter in a dismissive way, but amid the backlash on social media, he decided to focus […]
DIARIO CO-LATINO and YSUCA reported about UCRES statement regarding the upcoming elections: Within the framework of the project “Active and Strengthened Citizenship to Promote a Culture of Peace in seven municipalities of La Libertad and San Salvador”, led by the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Union of Rural Communities of […]
The organizations working in solidarity with the people of El Salvador invite you the following online events towards the upcoming elections of congresspeople in El Salvador: Wednesday 17th: Demands and analysis from the youth towards the upcoming elections Wednesday 24th: The situation of Human Rights and the Environment towards the upcoming elections Wednesday, March 10th: […]