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Comité de Familiares de Presas y Presos Políticos de El Salvador (COFAPPES) at protest outside of the women's prison to denounce detention of political prisoners

Backgrounder: Detention and political persecution of former FMLN government officials in El Salvador
August 6, 2021
Prepared by the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) What happened? On July 22, Salvadoran police... Read more >>
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Protest against illegal arrests and political persecution at Salvadoran Consulate in Los Angeles, CA

Arrests and Political Persecution of former FMLN Functionaries Widely Denounced
July 30, 2021
In a process widely denounced for its legal transgressions and inconsistencies, the interim judge of the Second Justice of the... Read more >>
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Photo of Violeta Menjivar, former Minister of Health, giving a press conference
American Association of Jurists Condemns Illegal Detention of Former FMLN government officials
July 28, 2021
The El Salvador chapter of the American Association of Jurists... Read more >>
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CISPES Responds to Raid and Seizure of CO-MADRES Headquarters
July 27, 2021
Authorities must investigate theft of files related to disappearances of children and adults during the armed conflict Read more >>
Press Release
Photo of Violeta Menjivar, former Minister of Health, giving a press conference
Arrests of Former FMLN Cabinet Members are Illegal and Politically-Motivated
July 23, 2021
Social movement organizations are denouncing the detentions, which were carried out without a judicial order, as politically motivated and are calling for their immediate release. Read more >>
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