Tag Archives: Guillermo Gallegos

Salvadorans speak out for their relatives arrested during the exception regime

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   On July 26, relatives of Salvadorans unfairly arrested during the current State of exception marched in front of the Human Rights Office and later went to the Legislative Assembly with a letter for the congresspeople. No representative spoke to them.   Relatives of people detained during El Salvador's state of exception […]

Update on the state of emergency in El Salvador / Estado de excepción en El Salvador

(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 […]

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 […]

Eventful week for the Salvadoran Government

(EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ)   It’s only Wednesday and the start of December but several things have happened in El Salvador. Here’s a sample of some news reports:   Ministry of Tourism to go to trial for payments made to Chepe Diablo’s hotels and to Minister Alabí’s cousin The Minister of Tourism Morena Valdez will face […]

Why we shouldn’t ask Bukele to veto the Reconciliation Law

Last night ARENA, PDC and PCN voted in favor of a new amnesty law, “The Reconciliation Law”. One of the main criticism to this law is “that it allows judges to significantly commute sentences for reasons of health or age, or because alleged perpetrators collaborate“.  President Bukele has said he plans to veto it. Nevertheless, […]