CORRUPTION REGIME THE HIDDEN BUSINESS OF EL SALVADOR’S PRISON SYSTEM
Honoring Rev. Canon George F. Woodward III
Regime Legalizes Anticipated Sentences in El Salvador
Analysis of State Responsibility Regarding Venezuelan Nationals Transferred to the Salvadoran Prison System
Preliminary analysis of cases recorded by Cristosal regarding individuals deported from the United States to the Salvadoran prison system
SITE: Silence is Not an Option
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 President, the Salvadoran Legislature declared a state of exception, suspending several constitutional rights in response to an outburst of gang violence. Two years into what was supposed to be a temporary emergency measure, 79,211people […]
Stronger Together: Impact Report 2023
REPORT Elections in El Salvador: Coercion, Intimidation and Arbitrary Detentions
Reports of arbitrary detentions, arrest of community leaders, use of daily arrest quotas by law enforcement agencies, re-arrest of individuals previously released, the establishment of military and police cordons in communities, as well as military presence in polling places are among the troubling findings of Cristosal’s monitoring of the 2024 Salvadoran presidential, legislative, municipal, and […]
When the Exception Becomes the Rule: A look at penal reforms and their impact on civil liberties
Over the last two years several legal reforms have been introduced that affect the procedural guarantees for individuals. More than 30 legislative decrees have modified different laws, primarily in the area of criminal law. Read our analysis (English version). *Full Spanish versión: La excepción se volvió la norma. Una mirada a las reformas penales y […]
