‘A People Who Has No Memory Has No Identity’ – Transitional Justice in El Salvador
It’s been 42 years, but Maria Lidia remembers that night like it was yesterday. “I could hear the screaming, that wa
Silence Is Not an Option: Executive Summary
Summary: Cristosal’s Report on the Second Year under the State of Exception In March of 2022, at the request of the Pr
Press Release: Silence is not an Option
Cristosal’s findings on the manipulation of the justice system and the human cost of two years of the state of exc
“Work with victims is the work of God and its worth its weight in gold”: Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
“Your love for people who are traumatized, who have been victims of horrible, unspeakable things, in which it feels li
Delaying Justice for Victims is Protecting the Perpetrators of War Crimes
The Salvadoran state continues to fail the victims of war crimes while protecting those responsible for various crimes c
This is What Dialogue for Democracy Looks Like
Dialogue is an essential part of creating democracy and recognizing human rights. When we speak and listen as equals we
Fighting for Water Means Fighting Corruption
Ramiro Gomez has lived in San Miguel Siguilá, a town in the highlands of Guatemala, his whole life. He is the represent
Rising from Ashes: Meet the Fenix Association
I went from living on the street to a place with dignity for me and my baby. In the street, they saw me as nobody But no
We Help Ourselves But We Cannot Do It Alone
We are afraid that they will find out that we are human rights defenders, that we are those women who lend a voice to th
Reflections on Monsignor Oscar Romero
By Bryan Varela and Fátima Pacas, Cristosal Education Team, El Salvador We share common conditions in northern Central