On January 21st, Oscar Luna, the Ombudsman in Defense of of Human Rights in El Salvador, announced that he had received two death threats against himself and his family since January 8. The second one, delivered January 19, warned him that he had 48 hours to leave the country. The threats are claimed by a […]
Category Archives: Sister Cities
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Since October 2009, there have been two volunteers from Lawrence, Kansas living in El Papaturro, Suchitoto, and working in the PROGRESO office. PROGRESO is a branch of CRIPDES working with 25 rural communities in the Suchitoto region. These sisters of solidarity, Jennifer Kongs and Sally Birmingham, will be in El Salvador until the end of […]
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Solidarity is the heart of the work of sister city committees. Through solidarity we build relationships, walk shoulder to shoulder with people who face global threats and learn that we face those very same threats. Through solidarity we share our sisters’ stories and they become more visible to the world. Through solidarity we organize and […]
The President of the Republic, Mauricio Funes, assured on January 12th that his government would investigate the assassinations of the environmentalists in Cabanas in depth, and reiterated that he would not permit mining projects in the country. “We promise our friends in the environmental movement that we are going to investigate the four assassinations of […]
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Join our allies from Voices on the Border in a Fact Finding Delegation to the municipality of Cabanas from February 6-14th 2010. Since June 2009, three anti-mining activists have been assassinated, and numerous others have been attacked or received death threats. To date, the police have failed to appropriately investigate the attacks and threats, or […]
The press release below was issued on December 22, 2009 by the National Coalition Against Mineral Mining in El Salvador. It places responsibility on Pacific Rim mining company, for creating a context of growing tension and conflict, and the Salvadoran legal system for not punishing the perpetrators of previous crimes. Original Spanish below. PRESS […]
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Tita Colunga of ProVida, a member of the MPR-12 Alliance, gave this speech to the CRIPDES-PROGRESO assembly in Suchitoto on December 9th. Looking back at this year, there have been so many successes that we cannot forget. On March 15th, we elected our new government. And now, with our new government, how many people have […]
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On October 15th the Mesa was recognized internationally for their human rights work. Five representatives from the Mesa traveled to Washington D.C to receive the prestigious Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award from the Institute for Policy Studies. The award was presented by Congressman Michael Michaud, who has been a supportive ally of human rights work in […]
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As soon as Hurricane Ida hit El Salvador on November 7, all the different areas that make up CRIPDES: the organized communities, the CRIPDES regions, and the CRIPDES national board, activated. At the same time, Sister Cities committees in the U.S. and their families and friends all responded in solidarity with concern and funds for […]
by U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities The ARENA party, recently ousted from the Executive Branch after almost 20 years controlling the Presidency, finds itself in the midst of internal divisions. On October 12th, the day after its General Assembly, 12 ARENA representatives to the Legislative Assembly announced their discontent with ARENA leadership and stated that […]