Even when power tries to silence them, victims’ voices find a way.
Today, we bring evidence of human rights abuses in El Salvador to the U.S. Congress.
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#Cristosal #ElSalvador #TomLantosCommission
“The imprisonment of Ruth López should alarm everyone who believes in human rights and the rule of law.”
A new piece by Lived Places Publishing highlights her case and the growing risks for human rights defenders in El Salvador.
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#FreedomForRuthLópez #Cristosal
“Authoritarianism doesn’t arrive overnight—it builds quietly.”
What’s happening in El Salvador matters.
Read our latest Substack 👉 cristosal.substack.com/p/coerced-co...
🗓️ Today marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth, in honor of St. Óscar Romero.
A reminder that truth is essential for justice, memory, and non-repetition. ✍️
Today, we echo his words. ⤴️
(3/3) Our partner @cristosal.bsky.social al has participated in several events presenting the report and seeking accountability for these abuses. The world must not look away.
A 275-page report based on 1,700+ sources finds that El Salvador’s state of emergency may amount to crimes against humanity.
Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock spoke at the UN during the presentation of the findings.
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✊ Ruth López is a global symbol of decency and courage.
She has been recognized with the Sir Henry Brooke Award 2026 by the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk in the UK.
🏆 This is the fifth international recognition of her work—and the fourth she cannot receive in person due to her detention.
📢 #NewReport | We will present a report on the persecution and imprisonment of individuals for political reasons in El Salvador.
Join us and connect here. ⤵️
🔴 Exclusively on Cristosal Centroamérica Facebook page.
#Cristosal #PoliticalPrisoners
They tried to silence her with prison, but they only amplified her voice.
#FreedomForRuthLopez #HaveDecency @occrp.org
Once again, the world recognizes Ruth López. 🌍
She has been named recipient of the Hero Against Crime and Corruption Award by @occrp.org — her fifth career recognition and fourth international honor.
#FreedomForRuthLopez #HaveDecency
How Authoritarians Manufacture Popularity and “Cook” the Books
In Field Notes, Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how strongmen manipulate numbers and narrative to create the illusion of mass support.
Popularity can be staged. Power can be curated.
▶️ Watch the clip.
#FieldNotes #Authoritarianism
How Authoritarians Use Spectacle and “Tamed” Bodies
In Field Notes, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social explains how staged imagery and disciplined bodies become tools of power in the authoritarian playbook.
▶️ Watch now.
#FieldNotes #Authoritarianism
Why Bukele Echoes Mussolini
In Field Notes, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how charisma, spectacle, and the myth of “efficiency” are central to the authoritarian playbook—then and now.
▶️ Watch now.
#FieldNotes #Authoritarianism
Join us for An Update on the Authoritarian Playbook, a conversation with historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Cristosal ED Noah Bullock.
🕒 3:00 PM ET | 💻 Virtual
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“There are no innocent shortcuts.”
In a new column, our Executive Director Noah Bullock reflects on Costa Rica’s security crisis, the appeal of authoritarian “solutions,” and why fear should never guide democracy.
Read the full article: cristosal.substack.com/p/costa-rica...
After weeks off the air, 60 Minutes aired its investigation into torture and abuse at El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
The truth resurfaced—because survivors kept speaking.
#60Minutes #CECOT #HumanRights #Accountability
After more than 40 years, the El Mozote massacre case is closer than ever to a public trial—a result of survivors’ courage and decades of resistance to impunity.
Truth can be delayed. The question is whether it will be allowed to move forward.
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Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock joins Tommy Vietor (Pod Save America) to reflect on 2025, democracy in Central America, and the role of U.S. politics.
📆 Jan 9, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM ET
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Con 90 mil personas presas y 46 renovaciones del estado de excepción, El Salvador es hoy laboratorio del populismo punitivo.
@ernestolpv.bsky.social conversa con @noahbullock.bsky.social de @cristosal.bsky.social
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📢 #JusticeForElMozote | The case of the El Mozote massacre and surrounding areas has moved into the public trial phase — a decisive step toward a public hearing after more than four decades of struggle by the victims.
Read our full statement
#ElSalvador
(1/2) The continued detention of human rights lawyer and our valued partner Ruth López is a grave injustice. Ruth deserves transparency, due process, and her freedom.
We reiterate that the detention of Ruth López is unjust and disproportionate, and violates international human rights standards as well as our own legal frameworks.
We will continue supporting all efforts to ensure her freedom and her right to a fair trial
#FreeRuth #HaveDecency #RuthBloomsInFreedom
200 days into a wait that should have never existed.
Hope persists, but justice is urgent. Ruth deserves a fair process — and her freedom.
Help her voice be heard.
Amplify and share:
🌸 #RuthBloomsInFreedom
🙏 #HaveSomeDecency
Invitación de evento en tonos azules, grises y morados que muestra a una persona sentada con las rodillas en alto y los brazos cruzados, rodeada de elementos circulares. El evento se titula "Lo contamos para que no vuelva a pasar: violencia sexual en el conflicto armado en El Salvador". Incluye detalles la fecha jueves 11 de diciembre de 2025 a las 12 P.M. de Washington 11 A.M. de San Salvador. El evento es de tipo híbrido y requiere de inscripción para participantes online. Las personas panelistas son: Leonor Arteaga, directora de programa de DPLF; David Morales, jefe de Justicia Transicional de Cristosal; Susana SaCouto, directora de War Crime Research Office de Washington, College of Law; Clara Sandoval, directora de programas de GSF; Delia Sánchez, responsable del Estudio Global, GSF. En la sección inferior de la invitación, se ubican los logotipos de Global Survivors Fund, Cristosal y DPLF.
La violencia sexual en el conflicto armado en #ElSalvador fue un crimen sistemático que ha permanecido oculto. Acompáñanos a dialogar sobre sus impactos en las víctimas y la sociedad de hoy, junto con @cristosal.bsky.social y @glsurvivorsfund.bsky.social.
📝 Inscríbete en: bit.ly/locontamos-sv
Giving Tuesday. We’re carrying protection into 2026 — Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador.
Victims keep demanding truth. We keep walking with them.
Give today: crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonati...
#GivingTuesday #Cristosal
“Presidents don’t convict people—judges do.”
Noah Bullock reminds us what separates democracy from authoritarianism.
Our HRW–Cristosal report links a U.S. policy decision to torture abroad for the first time since the War on Terror.
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#Cristosal #HRW #CECOT #CNN #Amanpour
Today we celebrate Ruth's fourth recognition in the last two years—and her third just in 2025.
Thank you, Ruth, for reminding us that defending rights is also an act of hope. 💛🌿
#RuthBloomsInFreedom
The Salvadoran government claims its prisons meet international standards.
Our findings say otherwise.
On CNN, Noah Bullock details evidence of torture and disappearances inside CECOT.
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#Cristosal #HRW #CECOT #HumanRights
Ruth López has devoted her life to defending victims of injustice and fighting corruption.
Once again, her commitment is recognized — this time with the Magnitsky Award 2025 as “Outstanding Human Rights Lawyer.”🌸
#MagnitskyAward #RuthBloomsInFreedom #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveDecency
