Ivania Cruz: “The state of emergency is being used in El Salvador to rule on the basis of fear”

St. Oscar Romero is pictured in an undated file photo. (OSV News photo/Octavio Duran, CNS file) By Marietha Góngora V., OSV News The memory of St. Oscar Romero is a source of strength and encouragement for millions of people around the world and an example for those seeking to defend human rights in Latin America, according to a webinar held on March 24, the day marking the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Salvadoran saint.

This human rights defender and community defender were raided while on an international journey.From abroad, she denounces the persecution of the Salvadoran government towards its organization and the communities it defends.Topics: Global, El Salvador, Repression, Human Rights, PoliticsRead full article

Human rights organizations in El Salvador have registered between March 2022 and February last about 7,000 victims of human rights violations...

Human rights organizations in El Salvador have registered between March 2022 and February last about 7,000 victims of human rights violations, mainly for arbitrary detentions, in the context of the implementation of an emergency regime to "fight" gangs, as reported on Wednesday by NGO representatives. The entry Nearly 7,000 victims of the emergency regime in El Salvador in 3 years, denounce NGOs was first published in Proceso Digital.