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Social movement organizations are denouncing the detentions, which were carried out without a judicial order, as politically motivated and are calling for their immediate release.

Statement by the Resistance and Popular Rebellion Bloc

Months of pressure result in some restrictions, increased oversight on military cooperation but leave destructive economic frameworks largely in tact

On June 18, President Nayib Bukele presented a bill titled the General Law for Water Resources, with the hope that the legislature will discuss and approve it within 90 days. The new proposal effectively annuls more than a decade of debate and consensus with social and environmental organizations who argue that Bukele's proposal would legalize corporate commodification of water resources over human needs.

While migrants are told not to come to the United States, environmental and human rights defenders from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador say the U.S. should reconsider economic development assistance that’s forcing them to leave

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"I am a CISPES supporter because continuing to fight for social justice and a more people-centered country means continuing the dream and sacrifice of thousands of my fellow Salvadorans who died for that vision.” - Padre Carlos, New York City