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Bukele guarantees impunity in Latin America’s worst massacre
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Bukele guarantees impunity in Latin America’s worst massacre

Human Rights March 24, 2021 0Likes 0Comments

After 30 years, the government of El Salvador continues to ensure impunity for those responsible for the worst massacre in modern Latin American history, in which 986 people were killed by the Salvadoran Armed Forces.

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Bukele consolidates his power in El Salvador Despite Ongoing Criticism and Accusations
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Bukele consolidates his power in El Salvador Despite Ongoing Criticism and Accusations

Democracy and Society Human Rights March 21, 2021 0Likes 0Comments

ust over 50% of the Salvadoran electorate went to the polls on February 28 to vote in mid-term  elections, and ended up giving more power to the incumbent president, Nayib Bukele, by increasing his party’s qualified majority in the Legislative Assembly.

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Three women freed after more than a decade in jail for abortion in El Salvador
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Three women freed after more than a decade in jail for abortion in El Salvador

Gender Equality Human Rights March 12, 2019 0Likes 0Comments

I feel very happy …” said Alba Lorena Rodríguez, one of the three women released on March 6 by the authorities of El Salvador after spending years in jail accused of aborting. She spoke through tears and joy, as she prepared to leave the women’s prison, just hours before International Women’s Day.

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Former president of El Salvador sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling $300 million
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Former president of El Salvador sentenced to 10 years in prison for embezzling $300 million

Democracy and Society social movements October 16, 2018 0Likes 0Comments

Former President Elías Antonio Saca was sentenced to ten years in prison. He thus became the first Salvadorian ex-president to be sent to prison for the crimes of corruption and misappropriation of public funds.

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Private business and right-wing parties seek to control the distribution of water in El Salvador
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Private business and right-wing parties seek to control the distribution of water in El Salvador

Democracy and Society Human Rights Land and Territory August 1, 2018 0Likes 0Comments

While discussions continue in the Salvadoran parliament, companies like Sab Miller and those that sell with water, will continue to exploit and take advantage of the resource, due to the lack of regulation.

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Machismo and Sex Crimes:  The Other Face of Violence in El Salvador
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Machismo and Sex Crimes: The Other Face of Violence in El Salvador

Gender Equality Human Rights July 11, 2018 0Likes 0Comments

On April 23, Miriam González, a 21-year-old Salvadoran, decided to break the cycle of violence in which she was suffering. However, when she tried to bring charges to a justice of the peace in El Salvador, she received no support and two hours later, when she returned home, her partner slit her throat.

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Trump is Using the Mara Salvatrucha Gang to Justify Anti-Immigrant Policies
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Trump is Using the Mara Salvatrucha Gang to Justify Anti-Immigrant Policies

Migration March 15, 2018 0Likes 0Comments

In an effort to stain the reputation of thousands of Latinos living in the United States and justify his anti-immigrant policies, Trump is exploiting the fear that the MS generates.

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200,000 Salvadoran Families at Risk After Trump Cancels Temporary Protected Status
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200,000 Salvadoran Families at Risk After Trump Cancels Temporary Protected Status

Migration January 10, 2018 0Likes 0Comments

Salvadorans protected by TPS in the United States were hit with a low, hard blow. The administration of Donald Trump canceled the program, a move that impacts more than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived in the country for more than 15 years.

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United States,  A Nightmare for Young People Who Flee from Gangs
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United States, A Nightmare for Young People Who Flee from Gangs

Latin-American Affairs August 2, 2017 0Likes 0Comments

The only solution Trump’s government has devised for the problem of immigration and the people who remain undocumented in the United States is deportation. However, this medicine may be more dangerous than the illness itself.

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El Salvador, First Latin American Country to Prohibit Mining
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El Salvador, First Latin American Country to Prohibit Mining

Human Rights Land and Territory social movements May 11, 2017 0Likes 0Comments

The law, which only has 11 articles, prohibits the exploration and exploitation of metals in the country by domestic or foreign companies or persons, and prohibits the use of toxic substances that endanger the health of peasant communities and the environment.

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