We visited collaborators and human rights defenders in Minneapolis and Dayton
We visited Minneapolis and Dayton last week with Ruth López (Chief Legal Officer) and Fátima Pacas (Director of Education). They were speaking with students, donors, human rights defenders and academics about the work of Cristosal and the state of human rights in northern Central America. Check out our photo gallery. Or follow us on Instagram.
Families of El Bajo Lempa await response to their complaints not attended by authorities
Cristosal continues to accompany the Committee of Relatives of Victims of the State of Exception from Bajo Lempa, on their second visit to the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office seeking the institution’s prompt and effective mediation. A member of this community was arrested under the state of exception in April 2022. The Specialized Court of Instruction […]
One Year Under the State of Exception
Cristosal’s investigation into the human rights impacts of the first year of suspended Constitutional guarantees in El Salvador presents the first substantiated account of the deaths in state custody and documents the systematic practice of torture inside the prisons. The report includes information on the situation of women, children, adolescents and the LGTBIQ+ population, as […]
Rights groups call for investigation: U.S. relies on unreliable information in immigration screening and adjudications
August 9, 2023: Access Now joined human rights, privacy, and civil liberties organizations in calling for an investigation into the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) reliance on unreliable information from foreign governments in enforcement practices and immigration proceedings. The complaint details the ways in which DHS increasingly obtains and uses information from a growing number […]
Advocacy for the Rights of Victims of Violence, Displaced Persons and Returned Migrants
We have inaugurated the latest course of Cristosal’s Central American School for Human Rights! 45 people from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are participating in the course on “Advocacy for the Rights of Victims of Violence, Displaced Persons and Returned Migrants.” This three month program is designed to promote exchange among community leaders working to […]
Guatemala wants to live in peace
The Guatemalan police have raided the top electoral authority’s offices as well as the headquarters of the Movimiento Semilla. These actions are part of the prosecutor’s office attempt to eliminate the Semilla party from the run-off elections. The second place finish of Bernado Arévalo, the anti-corruption Semilla party candidate, was a complete suprise in the recent […]
Executive Summary: One Year Under State of Exception
Cristosal’s investigation into the human rights impacts of the first year of suspended Constitutional guarantees in El Salvador presents the first substantiated account of the deaths in state custody and documents the systematic practice of torture inside the prisons. The report includes information on the situation of women, children, adolescents and the LGTBIQ+ population, as […]
One Year Under the State of Exception
During the 12 months since the state of exception began there have been thousands of cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions of people living and working in areas where gangs operate and even for simply having tattoos. Detained individuals have not had access to their defense attorney or other basic rights. Of these 65,000 people […]
We stand in solidarity with the tragic fire in Mexico
We stand in solidarity with the families of the 39 victims of the tragic fire at the INAMI facilities in Ciudad Juarez who died in search of opportunities and access to rights that were not guaranteed in their countries of origin. We offer the protection system in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to provide psychosocial […]
San Romero Reflection by Santana Alvarado
My stomach was in knots, thumping to the hasty rhythm of my heart, as I made my way to Dulles International Airport. As a new board member I was eager to travel to El Salvador for the first time. I was beginning a pilgrimage that would mark the birth of my hands-on commitment to Cristosal’s […]
