A new law, championed by President Nayib Bukele, is seen by advocates as an effort to stifle dissent in El Salvador.

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El Salvador has arrested an anticorruption lawyer from one of the country’s premier human rights organizations, alleging that she participated in the embezzlement of funds when she held a government ...

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(Washington, DC) – Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López, Human ...

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Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by police in El Salvador late Sunday.

López’s team has “repeatedly documented and denounced the lack of respect of due process in El Salvador, as well as the use of government institutions to repress critical voices," Cristosal said.