Tag Archives: Human Rights Defenders

Bukele on military files and more

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   President Nayib Bukele held a press conference on September 24 in which Ambassador Ronald Johnson made a special video appearance. Bukele spoke about the military files of the El Mozote case, made new appointments and also spoke about the letter sent by Democrats concerned about the situation of independent journalism in […]

Quarantine extended to 45 days in El Salvador

Last night, president Bukele addressed the nation and declared that there will be 15 more days of quarantine for all Salvadorans. Quarantine was officially declared on March 21st.   Nayib Bukele also urged police and military forces to be tougher on people violating quarantine: “I have instructed them to be tougher on people on the […]

Security for Human Rights defenders /Seguridad para personas defensoras

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today, members of CRIPDES SUR and UCRES participated in the second part of the workshop about security for Human Rights Defenders, developed by Tutela Legal and funded by AIETI. After the recent increase of militarization in El Salvador and the growing risks faced by Human Rights defenders in the central American region, […]

Demand the Honduran Government Protect Gay Rights Activist Erick Vidal Martinez!

On Sunday January 13th, 2013, Erik Vidal Martinez, a well know human rights defender and gay rights activist was assaulted and arrested by police while defending while defending patrons from police harassment at an LGBT bar in Tegucigalpa. Erick was released but his safety could be in danger because Honduran police are known for retaliation and […]

Background of threats to Womens Movement Visitacion Padilla

HONDURAS. Since June of 2009, Gladys Lanza, the Coordinator of the Woman’s Movement for Peace Visitación Padilla has received a series of threats and abuses. The last offense began on July 14th 2010, when Visitación Padilla issued a press release condemning the militarization. The threats that continued accompanied by a series of emails written to […]

Unsolved Homicide of Community Leader in Huisisilapa, July 2008

Killing of Community Leader in Huisisilapa another on the List of Unsolved Homicides   Dear Friends, We write you with more sad news of the shooting of Rafaela Hernández Delgado of the CRIPDES repopulated community of Huisisilapa last Thursday the 24th of July. Rafaela was twenty-seven years old, a community leader, and the wife of […]

Social Organizations Demand Investigation of Murders of Activists, May 13 2008

Civil Society Organizations Demand the Attorney General Investigate the Murders of the Human Rights Activists   On May 12th diverse organizations from the Civil Society presented a report to the Attorney General of the Republic (AG) to demand investigations into the various murders of human rights promoters in El Salvador. The report was motivated by […]

International Statement Regarding the Assassination of Hector Antonio Ventura

International Statement Regarding the Assassination of Hector Antonio Ventura, Ex-Political Prisoner in the Suchitoto 13 case, and Political Killings in El Salvador: May 2008 We join the Association for Development of El Salvador, CRIPDES, the Foundation for the Application and Study of Law, FESPAD, and the more than forty member organizations of the Coalition for […]

Testimony of a Visit to the Women’s Prison – July 20, 2007

Testimony of a visit to the Women’s Prison Thursday July 20th, 2007 Early this morning I was allowed to enter into the women’s prison to visit the political prisoners captured on the 2nd of July in a peaceful protest carried out in the communities around Suchitoto against the privatization of water, that President Tony Saca […]

Fast for the Freedom of Political Prisoners, CRIPDES Declaration – July 17, 2007

Fast for the Freedom of the Political Prisoners of El Salvador   CRIPDES and CORDES announce that starting Wednesday July 18th, the committee of family members of political prisoners of El Salvador, and members of the rural communities will begin fasting and prayer for the freedom of the people detained on the 2 of July […]