America El Salvador The state of emergency in El Salvador will reach its third anniversary at the end of March following its 36th consecutive extension, with the government crediting it for a drastic drop in homicides while human rights groups denounce alleged abuses
America El Salvador Authorities in El Salvador have arrested another critic of President Bukele, intensifying a crackdown on dissent that has already targeted prominent legal and anti-corruption figures
America El Salvador Prominent human rights lawyer Ruth López has been detained in El Salvador on charges of embezzlement, amid growing tensions between the government and human rights organizations critical of its policies
America El Salvador Venezuelan migrants deported under a US deal have been imprisoned in El Salvador; families filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanding their release from the high-security prison where they’re held without due trial
America El Salvador Strong condemnation came from Venezuela after El Salvador's President Bukele offered to exchange 252 jailed Venezuelan migrants for political prisoners, a move Caracas has labeled cynical and a violation of international human rights