Since March 2022, the government of El Salvador has declared State of Exception to crack down on gangs and other criminal groups, arresting over 65,000 people in 12 months. A recently published report by Cristosal, a human rights organization based in San Salvador, indicates that since the suspension of constitutional guarantees began, there have been…
The World Movement for Democracy and the Latin American Youth Network for Democracy (Juventud LAC) co-hosted a Crossover Initiative discussion titled “Working Across the Aisle in Government,” on October 28, 2021, featuring Hector Silva (El Salvador), Andrea Villagran (Guatemala), and moderated by Edipcia Dubón (Nicaragua). Drawing on her experience bringing her community’s voices to parliament,…
El Movimiento Mundial por la Democracia y la Red Latinoamericana de Jóvenes por la Democracia colaboran para traer una discusión el 28 de octubre a las 16:00 EDT “Trabajando a través del pasillo en el gobierno”, con Hector Silva de El Salvador, Andrea Villagrán de Guatemala y moderado por Edipcia Dubón de Nicaragua. Edipcia Dubón…
Click here to view this email in Spanish. The journalists of Revista Factum, an online investigative Salvadoran media outlet, are currently under attack for exposing corruption and the existence of death squads in the Special Reaction Forces of the National Civilian Police (Fuerza Especializada de Reacción also known as FES). On August 22, 2017, Revista Factum published an in-depth article on…