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The Attorney General of El Salvador announced the culmination of an illegal microfinancing sting that resulted in the arrests of over a hundred Colombian nationals at a press conference Monday. The arrests come at a time when El Salvador’s government is under international scrutiny for its ongoing mass detention of suspected gang members. An international [...]

A court in El Salvador sentenced former Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes, to a term of six years in prison Wednesday on charges of tax evasion. Funes is also alleged to have involvement with criminal syndicates within El Salvador, leading to his indictment and subsequent conviction with a prison term of 14 years. Funes is a [...]

The ruling political party in El Salvador, Nuevas Ideas (NI), tweeted on Monday that President Nayib Bukele will seek a second term. The tweet stated, “Nuevas Ideas are invincible” as “the largest party in the history of El Salvador,” but the announcement sets up a possible constitutional conflict. El Salvador’s Constitution limits the president’s term [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously Friday that the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement (SCTA) with the United States is constitutional under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, rejecting a challenge brought by a group of human rights organizations and refugees who had tried to enter Canada from the US. [...]

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Wednesday signed a controversial electoral reform into law that will slash the number of seats in the country’s Legislative Assembly from 84 to 60. President Bukele and his party Nuevas Ideas argue that the measure will cut costs and promote greater efficiency. However, El Salvador’s opposition says that the reforms [...]

Amnesty International reported Monday that authorities in El Salvador are “systematically committing human rights violations” as a result of the country’s aggressive new anti-gang policies. The crackdown, which began in March 2022, has resulted in the detention of 66,000 people as well as 132 deaths in state custody. The Salvadoran government has been accused of [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday called for authorities in El Salvador to address human rights concerns as the nation marks one year in a state of emergency. Authorities enacted the state of emergency on March 27, 2022 following a wave of gang-related murders. The measure was initially for [...]

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Wednesday held its first hearing in Beatriz v. El Salvador, a case addressing abortion access in El Salvador. Beatriz, whose real name is witheld for privacy, was denied an abortion in El Salvador despite risks to her health. In early 2013, Beatriz was informed by doctors that her [...]

US federal prosecutors Thursday announced charges against 13 members, including three leaders, of MS-13. The members were accused of terrorism, racketeering and murder charges, spanning over 20 years, in the US, El Salvador and Mexico. The US District Court in the Eastern District of New York issued an indictment to all 13 members in September 2022 [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced Friday that a leaked database provided evidence of mass human rights abuses in El Salvador, including due process violations, extreme prison overcrowding, and deaths in custody. The database, likely obtained from the Ministry of Public Safety, is said to contain the names, ages, and genders of those prosecuted during the [...]