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El Salvador Arrests Prominent Human Rights Lawyer

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Ruth Eleonora López, the head of the Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit at the human rights group Cristosal, has been arrested in El Salvador. According to the country's attorney general's office, López is accused of embezzling state funds during her time in El Salvador. The specific allegations against López include collaborating in the "theft of funds from state coffers". López's role at Cristosal is in direct opposition to the accusations she faces, as her position involves working to combat corruption and promote justice.

  1. GB
    Amnesty International
    1. El Salvador's state of exception has not only been used to address gang-related violence but also as a tool to silence critical voices.
  2. SV
    Cristosal
    1. Neither her family nor her legal team has managed to find out her whereabouts.
  3. SV
    Abraham Ábrego
    Cristosal
    1. This sends a message that the government is willing to repress, to violate human rights – and at this point, it's barely trying to hide it. It's practically admitting it.
  4. US
    Human Rights Watch
    1. Authoritarianism has increased in recent years as President Nayib Bukele has undermined institutions and the rule of law, and persecuted civil society organizations and independent journalists.

El Salvador under Nayib Bukele

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sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.NPR
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.BBC

perspectives

  1. 1.Election
  2. 2.Immigration to the US
  3. 3.Authoritarianism
  4. 4.Human rights
  5. 5.Organized crime
  6. 6.El Salvador under Nayib Bukele

countries

  1. 1.El SalvadorSV
  2. 2.United StatesUS
  3. 3.Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVE

organizations

  1. 1.Amnesty InternationalGB
  2. 2.CristosalSV
  3. 3.Human Rights WatchUS
  4. 4.Supreme Electoral Tribunal
  5. 5.Anti-Corruption and Justice Unit
  6. 6.Tren de Aragua
  7. 7.US Supreme CourtUS

persons

  1. 1.Ruth Eleonora López
  2. 2.Nayib BukeleSV
  3. 3.Eugenio Chicas
  4. 4.Louis Benavides
  5. 5.Peralta Eleonora Alfaro
  6. 6.Abraham ÁbregoSV
  7. 7.Donald TrumpUS
  8. 8.Marvin Recinos
  9. 9.Noah Bullock

technicals

  1. 1.Alien Enemies Act
El Salvador Arrests Prominent Human Rights Lawyer