Human rights reports

A new government has assumed power in El Salvador, and there are new leaders in the Ministry of Justice and Security, the Ministry of Defens...

National reconciliation law stalls

The proposal for a law of national reconciliation in El Salvador, which is opposed by human rights organizations representing the victims an...

National Reconciliation (or Amnesty or Impunity) Law stalls

The push to approve a National Reconciliation Law in El Salvador's legislature before June 1 stalled on Thursday during the course of a ...

Victims organize, but will it be enough?

Cristosal graphic A possible "law of national reconciliation" , which would eliminate the possibility of jail time for war crimina...

Impunity watch

The possibility of justice for the victims of crimes against humanity during El Salvador's civil war, such as the massacre of children a...

The armed forces of El Salvador

May 7th in El Salvador was the Day of the Soldier, a national day for honoring the country's armed forces.   The day is marked with mili...

New amnesty proposal may advance in El Salvador

El Salvador's National Assembly will take the next step towards the possible passage of a new amnesty law on Monday according to a tweet...

37 years after the killing of Dutch journalists

Thirty seven years ago this month, four Dutch journalists were ambushed by troops of the Salvadoran army and murdered. In early 1982, El Sal...

The murder of St. Oscar Romero remains in impunity

March 24 is the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Oscar Romero by a death squad in El Salvador.   It was one of the opening events of...

Catching up on the news

After being on a vacation for a few weeks, here are some short news pieces to catch you up on what is happening in El Salvador. Internationa...

New amnesty law being proposed in El Salvador

The headline in El Faro tells the story: Asamblea busca nueva amnistía para criminales de guerra del ejército y la guerrilla Assembly seeks...

El Mozote massacre triggers passions in Washington decades later

Rep. Ilhan Omar In a recent Congressional hearing first year member of the US House of Representatives Ilhan Omar challenged Elliott Abrams ...

US coming around on El Mozote

Recently disclosed documents from the US State Department show that the US Embassy in El Salvador is closely following the case of the mass...

El Mozote massacre trial

Next week will mark the 37th anniversary of the massacre of children and others at El Mozote and surrounding communities.  From December 10-...

Remembering North American churchwomen

Sunday, December 2, marked the 38th anniversary of the 1980 murder of the four US churchwomen by Salvadoran troops in El Salvador.  Their m...

Military found guilty of "disappearing" Salvadoran youth in 2014

There was progress against impunity in El Salvador this week as a court handed down sentences against soldiers involved in "disappeari...

Another anniversary of the massacre of the Jesuits

Each November 16, we pause to remember a crime against humanity which remains, like so many others, in impunity and unjudged.  Today is the ...

Carlos Calleja and ARENA's past

The National Republican Alliance ("ARENA" for its initials in Spanish) is the major right wing political party in El Salvador.   I...