

El Salvador's populist leader is defiant
5 July, 2021 | By Christopher Sherman In the narrow, gang-controlled alleys of the Las Palmas neighborhood, struggling Salvadorans are...
Associated Press 1
Jul 5, 2021


Victims renew calls for justice as El Mozote trial moves ahead
Recent hearings reveal new details about 1981 massacre of civilians in northeast El Salvador during country’s civil war. By Anna-Cat...
Al Jazeera
May 5, 2021


Timestream: El Salvador's Civil War and Genocide
Genocide Watch staff have published the seventeenth Timestream in a series of critical genocides in the world. This Timestream covers...
Genocide Watch
Apr 16, 2021


Underreported and Unpunished, Femicides in El Salvador Continue
Originally published March 5, 2021 In one of the most dangerous Latin American countries to be a woman, lockdown measures exposed...


Genocide Watch Country Report: El Salvador
By Holly Scala Genocide Watch Country Report: El Salvador February 2021 Monument to the victims of the massacre of El Mozote. Photo:...
Genocide Watch
Feb 20, 2021


El Salvador violence: Deadly attack on party activists
Gunmen opened fire on activists from El Salvador's main opposition party, killing two people, a rare political attack that has shocked...
BBC News
Feb 1, 2021


Salvadoran archbishop refuses to open records on El Mozote massacre
Salvadoran Archbishop José Escobar Alas of San Salvador is pictured in Washington April 13, 2018. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn) SAN SALVADOR, EL...
Rhina Guidos | Catholic News Service
Jan 21, 2021


No Safe Haven for LGBT People in El Salvador
Strengthen Protections, End Asylum Pact with US A transgender woman shows a photograph of Camila Díaz, whom she met while migrating to...
Human Rights Watch
Jan 11, 2021


The 39-Year-Old Massacre That Still Haunts El Salvador
A recent military crackdown shows the country still hasn’t escaped the legacy of a brutal civil war. This article was originally...
Elizabeth Hawkins | Slate
Dec 12, 2020


El Salvador’s Army, with the President’s Help, Blocks El Mozote Massacre Investigation
By José Miguel Vivanco El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, accompanied by members of the armed forces, speaks to his supporters outside...
Human Rights Watch
Nov 12, 2020


On El Salvador’s 1981 El Mozote Massacre, President Bukele Sides With Impunity
IMAGE: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference at the presidential home in San Salvador, El Salvador, on...
Just Security | Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Oct 31, 2020


Anti-LGBT Persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
US Barriers to Asylum Block Path to Safety (Washington, DC) – The governments of El Salvador , Guatemala , and Honduras have failed to...
Human Rights Watch
Oct 10, 2020