The family of Atilio Montalvo, a historic leader of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), and signer of the 1992 Peace Accords has spoken out, demanding his release. Montalvo was arrested on May 31, along with seven other leaders of the Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador (Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz).

Salvadoran Diaspora and Solidarity Organizations Around the World Reject Bukele’s Presidency in El Salvador as “Illegitimate”

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CISPES Statement on Arrest of Grassroots Opposition Leaders of the National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador

Between late Thursday night and early Friday morning, police in El Salvador arrested eight leaders of the prominent opposition group Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz (National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador). Among them were two historic leaders of the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), José Santos Melara and Atilio Montalvo, one of the signers of the 1992 Peace Accords.

The popular social movement coalition calls on Salvadorans to organize in opposition.

International Organizations Express Alarm over State Surveillance and Threats of Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders in El Salvador and Echo call for investigation and protective measures at Inter-American Human Rights Commission

For immediate release: May 21, 2024

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