El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. The US-backed civil war, which erupted after the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in 1980, lasted 12 years (1980-92), killing 70,000 people and forcing 20% of the nation’s five million people to seek refuge in the US.
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Join IRTF on Friday, August 7 as we gather lots of IRTF friends at our annual Summer Solidarity Social. Join us for live music, spoken word, light refreshments, reports from IRTF staff and friends, including updates on local campaigns for liberation.
Special Guest from San Salvador: Leslie Schuld from CIS (Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad)
Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador welcomes tourists with open arms while ruthlessly imprisoning its own people.
Newly conducted voice analysis investigations by Earshot, confirms leaked audio files, revealing U.S. Intervention in Honduras, to be moderatley authentic.
IRTF is among the many organizations committed to human rights across the Americas urging the release of political prisoner Ruth López in El Salvador. May 18 marks one year since she was arrested at home in her pajamas on a Sunday at 9:30pm with the bogus charge of embezzlement. Ruth had been serving as lead human rights attorney for the organization Cristosal.
Despite Ruth’s request for a public trial, the Salvadoran government continues to pursue non-public proceedings, raising serious concerns about due process, transparency, and the protection of fundamental rights.
TAKE ACTION to demand the release of human rights lawyer Ruth López.
(1) Use the campaign toolkit to share Ruth’s story with social media graphics, sample posts, scripts to contact legislators. Click here.
(2) Repost and share campaign posts: Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook. #FreeRuth
(3) Circulate reports, interviews, statements, and stories about Ruth.
(4) Tell Congress to support legislation to condition US police/military aid to El Salvador on human rights improvements and request a US State Department briefing on efforts to secure the freedom of Ruth López. Click here
AP news examines US deportations to El Salvador under Bukeles state of exception
this article coherently summarizes the devestating reality of central american countries overlooked inspite of international warfare in the middle east and aisa demanding attention
A Salvadoran court opened proceedings Monday against 486 alleged MS-13 gang members who are being collectively charged with more than 47,000 crimes between 2012 and 2022.
Entering the San Salvador district of Mejicanos no longer means taking your life in your hands, like it did a decade ago when Kathya Quintanilla left home to meet a friend at a local park.
Thjis excerpt from a Christosal report highlights El Salvadors democrstic erosion under dictator Nayib Bukele.
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As El Salvador's state of emergency turns four years old, families warn of the toll of the mass arrests on children.
