
State of Exception in El Salvador: From a Security Measure to a Government Policy
November 16 marked the 35th anniversary of the killing of six Jesuit priests of the Central American University (Universidad Centroamericana,…
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November 16 marked the 35th anniversary of the killing of six Jesuit priests of the Central American University (Universidad Centroamericana,…
On June 1, Nayib Bukele assumed a second presidential term, despite the constitutional prohibition of consecutive re-election, and reformed the…
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El Salvador has not held presidential and legislative elections simultaneously since 2009. Now, in a context of serious human rights…
In an interview with El Universo, one of Ecuador’s largest daily newspapers, John Walsh, WOLA’s Director for Drug Policy and…
Recent legal reforms in El Salvador, including one to the Law Against Organized Crime, represent yet another alarming threat to…
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) warns about recent reforms to the Law Against Organized Crime approved by the…
On March 8, International Women’s Day is commemorated, not to celebrate but to recognize the achievements of women and to…
Governance that limits constitutional guarantees under states of exception is the normalized model in several areas of El Salvador and…
There’s a moment when a room packed with people including human rights activists, philanthropists, artists, government officials and journalists, goes…
Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua are going through one of their worst democratic governance crises in recent years. Their populations…
In recent weeks, El Salvador has seen a tragic return to some of the country’s most violent years. At least…
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