Faith leaders, rural communities, unions, students and more call for her freedom and an end to criminalization

Diverse sectors are preparing to March on May 1 to denounce attacks on workers and communities

Numerous marches and protests denounce mass firings, arbitrary arrests and political persecution

In April, members of Congress and participants in "The State of Exception in El Salvador: Year Five" hearing—held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission—challenged a recent State Department annual report (published in August 2025), which claimed there were "no credible reports of significant human rights violations" in El Salvador.

¡Cese la Represión! ¡Fin al Régimen de Excepción!

Friday, March 27, 2026 marked four years since the Government of El Salvador suspended basic constitutional rights under the guise of security and combatting gang violence. Beyond resulting in tens of thousands of arbitrary arrests and countless human rights abuses, the Bukele government has used the “State of Exception” as a tool of political repression and consolidation of power.

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