Groups call on state to respect rights of historic community organizing to halt landfill

CISPES remembers Jackson's commitment to internationalism and contributions to the struggle for peace and justice in El Salvador.

Second trial against water defenders concludes with innocent verdict yet persecution persists

Nearly two thousand health workers were abruptly laid off on the eve of Christmas 2025 from Hospital Nacional Rosales, El Salvador’s main public and specialized hospital. Physicians, nurses, cleaning staff, security personnel, and technical workers report that they were informed of their termination verbally, without written administrative resolutions, without clear procedures, and without severance pay.

Family members the Santa Marta 5, a group of prominent anti-mining leaders in El Salvador, have formally filed a complaint against the judges of the San Vicente Sentencing Court for repeatedly postponing the delivery of the final written ruling confirming the acquittal of the defendants in an on-going legal battle.

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