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Join today's conversation with @cristosal.bsky.social's Noah Bullock at 11AM CA/MX to discuss defending #democracy and #humanrights in the face of rising authoritarianism in #ElSalvador. Register here: bit.ly/44JY6ex

🚨 Authoritarianism is rising in El Salvador.
Join a timely conversation with Noah Bullock from @cristosal.bsky.social on defending rights & democracy.
🗓️ Wed, July 30 | ⏰ 11am CA/MX

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BBC 100 Mujeres 2024: ¿quién está en la lista este año? - BBC News Mundo La BBC revela la lista 100 Mujeres de 2024. Estas son las mujeres más inspiradoras e influyentes en todo el mundo seleccionadas por la BBC para 2024.

↩️ In 2024, BBC News named her one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women in the world. The ABA award reaffirms the significance of her work, which continues to inspire our struggle.

📢 This recognition not only honors her trajectory but also sheds light on the serious democratic backsliding in El Salvador—where Ruth is currently a political prisoner under the regime.

Constitutional lawyer Ruth López of El Salvador awarded ABA International Human Rights CHICAGO, July 28, 2025 — Ruth López, a constitutional lawyer and educator who has devoted her life to defending the fundamental rights of Salvadorans and advancing public transparency, will receive th...

🧐 The award highlights her tireless work in defending human rights, fighting corruption, and upholding the rule of law in contexts of extreme adversity.

🙌 Our colleague Ruth López has been honored with the 2025 International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the international legal field.

Read the full statement here: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

📢 #CristosalStatement | We welcome the release of those unjustly detained by El Salvador, Venezuela & the U.S.—but this political deal doesn’t erase the serious human rights violations committed. #HumanRights #ElSalvador

Facing threats, leading human rights group exits El Salvador El Salvador's most prominent human rights group says it's been forced into exile, citing threats and harassment from the government of President Nayib Bukele.

"El Salvador has lost one more human rights group. The country's most prominent human rights group, Cristosal, announced on Thursday that it's being forced to shut down its operations in the Central American country."

@npr.org

www.npr.org/2025/07/17/n...

Exclusive: El Salvador rights group flees Bukele's deepening crackdown El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's drive to consolidate his grip on power and crack down on critics and humanitarian organizations has forced a leading human rights organization to suspend operations in the country and go into exile, the group told Reuters.

Via @reuters.com "The human rights group said its decision represents a turning point in Bukele's three-year state of emergency, with many journalists and other rights groups also deeming it unsafe to continue operating there."

www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

Via @nytimes.com "The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said".

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

El Salvador's top human rights group flees President Bukele's ongoing crackdown on dissent El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, says it is leaving the country after harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele.

Via @apnews.com "El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele."

📢 #CristosalStatement | After 25 years of work in El Salvador, we are suspending operations in the country due to escalating criminalization.
Our mission continues—reorganized and deeply committed—from Guatemala and Honduras. #CristosalContinues

Human Rights Defenders Are Fleeing El Salvador as Bukele Cracks Down El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's authoritarian regime is forcing human rights defenders like the nonprofit Cristosal to flee the nation.

"Cristosal made the decision in May to evacuate their staff and cease operations within El Salvador after 25 years working in the country. On Thursday, the organization is holding a press conference in Guatemala City to explain their decision, and discuss how they will continue their work in exile"

🚨 #Statement | We denounce the arbitrary transfer of Ruth López to Izalco Penitenciary Center and her incommunicado status with her family and legal defense, despite a court order requiring that she be kept at the holding center for health reasons.

Her current situation is unknown.

🚨 URGENT #CristosalUpdate

46 days since Ruth López’s arrest. This morning, she was reportedly moved to Izalco prison—without notice to her legal team or access to her meds. Her whereabouts remain unconfirmed.

#FreedomForRuthLópez
#HaveSomeDecency

El Salvador: Amnesty International declares Ruth Eleonora López, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez prisoners of conscience amid increasing repression Amnesty International names lawyer Ruth López, environmental defender Alejandro Henríquez and pastor and community leader José Ángel Pérez as prisoners of conscience.

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Amnesty International names Ruth López, Alejandro Henríquez, and José Ángel Pérez "prisoners of conscience" and demands their immediate release.

Read more:

📹 #CristosalInTheMedia | Ruth López is a lawyer, defender, and professor and someone deeply conntected to the people.

@noahbullock.bsky.social tells @aristeguionline.bsky.social why she’s one of the BBC’s 100 most influential women.

UIA-IROL expresses its concern over the recent arrest of constitutional Salvadoran lawyer Salvador Enrique Anaya Barraza and demands strict compliance with due process and the protection of his health... The Institute for the Rule of Law of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA-IROL) has learned with utmost concern of the arrest of attorney Salvador Enrique Anaya Barraza, a prestigious constitutio...

📢 The International Association of Lawyers (UIA) calls for the immediate release of Ruth López and Enrique Anaya.

The global legal network expressed its deep concern over their arrests and urged Salvadoran authorities to uphold due process and the rule of law.

www.uianet.org/en/actions/u...

🌈 This Pride Month, we stand with the LGBTIQ+ community. In times of rising threats, visibility and solidarity matter more than ever. Everyone deserves dignity, love, and equal rights. #PrideMonth #LGBTIQ #HumanRights

📢 #CristosalStatement | The Constitutional Chamber admits a habeas corpus petition in favor of Ruth López but legitimizes rights violations and the discretionary use of the state of exception.
Learn more. 👇

📢 #CristosalStatement | The Constitutional Chamber admits a habeas corpus petition in favor of Ruth López but legitimizes rights violations and the discretionary use of the state of exception.
Learn more. 👇

📢 #CristosalUpdate | #PublicTrialForRuth

👉 It’s been one month since our colleague Ruth López was detained.

We’re sharing verified and up-to-date information about her situation.

#FreedomForRuthLópez
#HaveSomeDecency

One month after the detention of our colleague Ruth López, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns about the implications this case and the repression of civil society will have on the bilateral relationship with El Salvador.

#FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

Bukele, emboldened by Trump, is arresting prominent critics While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists.

"While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists".

Via @washingtonpost.com

With Trump as ally, El Salvador's President ramps up crackdown on dissent El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is intensifying his crackdown on dissent, a move observers suggest has been emboldened by his alliance with U.S.

"Days before his arrest, Anaya railed on television against the detention of human rights lawyer Ruth López, who last week shouted, “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” as police escorted her shackled to court."
Via @apnews.com
#FreedomForRuthLópez
apnews.com/article/trum...

Salvadoran government arrests lawyer who criticized arrest of Cristosal attorney who now is jailed for six months [Episcopal News Service] El Salvador’s government on June 7 arrested Enrique Anaya, a constitutional lawyer who had criticized the May 18 arrest of Ruth López, a lawyer who leads the anti-corruptio…

📢 Episcopal News Service: El Salvador arrests lawyer Enrique Anaya after he criticized the detention of Ruth López from Cristosal. Both defenders face charges that have been questioned by organizations warning of the political use of the judicial system.

episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/06/09/s...

🚨 #CristosalStatement | We alert the public about the arrest of constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya.

His arrest is part of a rapid escalation in the criminalization of those who defend the rule of law in El Salvador.

Kenneth Roth on X:

"Autocracy: A judge in El Salvador ordered a lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies to be jailed Wednesday for six months on illegal enrichment charges."

💜 Thank you, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social & @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, for standing with Ruth López and Cristosal.

Your support in the face of political persecution reminds us: truth and justice cannot be silenced.

#FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency #WeWillNotBeSilenced

📢 #CristosalStatement | We reiterate that imprisoning Ruth is a political act, not a judicial decision.

They want us to be afraid, but now more than ever we have reason to speak out. She is not alone.

#FreedomForRuthLópez
#PublicTrialForRuth
#HaveSomeDecency