‘Foreign Agents’ Act Enters Into Force in El Salvador Amid Criticism of Persecution

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San Salvador, El Salvador. A controversial law promoted by President Nayib Bukele entered into force this Saturday in El Salvador, generating concern among non-governmental organizations (oeneges) and human rights defenders, which denounce the institutionalization of the persecution against civil society. The regulations, approved on May 20 by the Legislative Assembly, with an official majority, impose a 30% tax on donations received by organiza…

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A law on “foreign agents” promoted by President Nayib Bukele came into effect in El Salvador this Saturday, despite criticism by the oeneges who denounces the institutionalization of the “persecution” against them.

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In a statement issued on Saturday 7 June, the European Union regretted the adoption of a law on foreign agents, which might "restrict civil society" in El Salvador. It also deplored the "recent arrests of human rights defenders".

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The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, lamented this Saturday that the European Union (EU), which he described as an "old and overregulated bloc", "still insists on giving sermons to the rest of the world", this in response to a publication of the block where he states that the Foreign Agents Act, recently passed in the Central American country, "could restrict the work of civil society". "EU: El Salvador regrets that an aged, overregulated…

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A law on "foreign agents" promoted by President Nayib Bukele entered into force in El Salvador on Saturday, despite criticisms by the oeneges denouncing the institutionalization of the "persecution" against them. Adopted on May 20 by the Congress dominated by the ruling party, it is a similar norm to those in Russia, Venezuela and Nicaragua to prevent the work of the oeneges, and establishes a tax of 30% on the donations they receive.