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FMLN Swept from Public Security Cabinet, Replaced by Officials and Military Officers Close to the US
This cabinet change has been extremely controversial. The PNC is a civilian institution that was created by the 1992 Peace Accord negotiations that ended the Salvadoran Civil War with the intention of removing the Armed Forces from any role in public security, specifically because of the long history of human rights violations by the military. -
Transnational Movement “Encachimbados” Brings Occupy Protests to El Salvador
The privileges granted to foreign companies through the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), has recently yielded a torrid legal battle in El Salvador. The Salvadoran government faces two lawsuits for a total of almost $200 million for refusing to grant permissions to companies to carry out open-pit metallic mining in several regions throughout the country. -
Appeal for Support: Allen Hines
Allen is a journalist whose work has appeared in several newspapers and magazines, as well as NPR affiliate WKSU. He is a member of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. He has also worked with veterans’ rights and antiwar groups for five years. Oh yeah – he was born with cerebral palsy. -
Set Obama straight on Oscar Romero
You can bet that Obama won't make mention of the fact that the the individuals who planned and executed this hero's murder were trained at the School of the Americas, which is still in operation. -
Women at the Forefront of Grassroots Organising in El Salvador
Women are playing a leading role in a powerful social movement addressing natural resource protection, adaptation to climate change, and corporate accountability in this coastal village in El Salvador. -
Central American Nations Seek ‘Plan Central America’
US State Department official: “After this tour, if we find we have a shared perspective in the region, we hope it will allow us to develop a new structure which could develop more collaboration between countries in the Mesoamerican region, as well as other countries in the hemisphere that offer their support and participation" -
Death Threats against Environmental Defenders in El Salvador — Take Action Today!
Our allies are extremely concerned that the on-going state of impunity not only encourages the recent threats and crimes but could lead to more violence and murders in the near future. -
Ocean Sky Sweatshop In El Salvador: Women Paid Just 8 Cents For Each $25 NFL Shirt They Sew
Women are paid just eight cents for every $25 NFL T-shirt they sew, meaning their wages amount to just three-tenths of one percent of the NFL's retail price. -
Pacific Rim Mining’s charges against Salvadoran environmentalists fall flat
[Source - CISPES] *** For immediate release*** Contact: Alexis Stoumbelis, CISPES 202-521-2510 Sensuntepeque, Cabañas, El Salvador—On November 25, 2010, a district judge in Cabañas, El Salvador, dropped serious charges against seven local environmentalists who were accused by Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining of “kidnapping”, “aggravated robbery,” and “aggravated threats” among others. All seven were members of the [...] -
The school of Latin America’s dictators
Since so many alumni are notorious human rights abusers, the US military should close its deadly School of Americas
