HUMAN RIGHTS IN EL SALVADOR
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El Salvador: After a Year in Detention and Repeated Rights Violations, Authorities Must Immediately Release Ruth López
May 20, 2026
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El Salvador: Concerns Persist Regarding the Criminalization of Human Rights Defender
March 5, 2026
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El Salvador: Prisoners of Conscience Must Be Released Immediately
October 28, 2025
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El Salvador: Criminal System Used as a Weapon to Punish Human Rights Defenders
October 2, 2025
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El Salvador: Constitutional Reforms Without Guarantees of Public Participation or Consultation Put Human Rights at Risk
August 5, 2025
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El Salvador: Amnesty International Declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez Prisoners of Conscience amid Increasing Repression
July 1, 2025
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On World Refugee Day, States Throughout the Americas Must Uphold the Right to Seek Asylum
June 20, 2025
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El Salvador: Government Deepens Authoritarian Pattern in the Face of Social Discontent
May 21, 2025
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U.S. Senate Resolution on El Salvador a Critical Step in Confronting Human Rights Crisis
May 1, 2025
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The Human Cost of the Repressive Cooperation Between the U.S. and El Salvador
April 15, 2025
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El Salvador: Fidel Zavala at Risk of Torture and Other Mistreatment
April 8, 2025