Attorneys Ivania Cruz and Rudy Joya from the Unit for the Defense of Human and Community Rights (UNIDEHC) fled persecution under Bukele

Groups call on state to respect rights of historic community organizing to halt landfill

CISPES remembers Jackson's commitment to internationalism and contributions to the struggle for peace and justice in El Salvador.

Second trial against water defenders concludes with innocent verdict yet persecution persists

Nearly two thousand health workers were abruptly laid off on the eve of Christmas 2025 from Hospital Nacional Rosales, El Salvador’s main public and specialized hospital. Physicians, nurses, cleaning staff, security personnel, and technical workers report that they were informed of their termination verbally, without written administrative resolutions, without clear procedures, and without severance pay.

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