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📢 #CristosalUpdate | #PublicTrialForRuth 👉 It’s been one month since our colleague Ruth López was detained. We’re sharing verified and up-to-date information about her situation. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

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One month after the detention of our colleague Ruth López, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns about the implications this case and the repression of civil society will have on the bilateral relationship with El Salvador. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

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"While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists". Via @washingtonpost.com

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"Days before his arrest, Anaya railed on television against the detention of human rights lawyer Ruth López, who last week shouted, “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” as police escorted her shackled to court." Via @apnews.com #FreedomForRuthLópez apnews.com/article/trum...

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📢 Episcopal News Service: El Salvador arrests lawyer Enrique Anaya after he criticized the detention of Ruth López from Cristosal. Both defenders face charges that have been questioned by organizations warning of the political use of the judicial system. episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/06/09/s...

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🚨 #CristosalStatement | We alert the public about the arrest of constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya. His arrest is part of a rapid escalation in the criminalization of those who defend the rule of law in El Salvador.

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Kenneth Roth on X: "Autocracy: A judge in El Salvador ordered a lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of some of President Nayib Bukele’s policies to be jailed Wednesday for six months on illegal enrichment charges."

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💜 Thank you, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social & @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social, for standing with Ruth López and Cristosal. Your support in the face of political persecution reminds us: truth and justice cannot be silenced. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency #WeWillNotBeSilenced

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📢 #CristosalStatement | We reiterate that imprisoning Ruth is a political act, not a judicial decision. They want us to be afraid, but now more than ever we have reason to speak out. She is not alone. #FreedomForRuthLópez #PublicTrialForRuth #HaveSomeDecency

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📢 #FreedomForRuthLópez | A judge in El Salvador has ordered human rights lawyer Ruth López to six months of pretrial detention on charges of illegal enrichment. on May 18. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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📢 #FreedomForRuthLópez | Following the initial hearing, a judge has ordered pretrial detention for Ruth López according to her legal team.

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"God and the truth are with me." Today, our colleague and human rights defender Ruth López is being brought before the courts. We stand with her in the pursuit of justice and dignity. ✊⚖️ #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

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“They fear the defense because of its clear ethical and legal superiority — and there should be no confidentiality.” 🗣️ Statement by Pedro Cruz, defense attorney. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

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🚨 We confirm that the Attorney General’s Office filed charges against Ruth López this Monday. The judge has declared total confidentiality over the case, and the defense still has no access to the document. For this reason we can’t share further details at this time. #FreedomForRuthLópez

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📢 #CristosalStatement | Together with her family and legal team, we have filed a habeas corpus petition before the Constitutional Chamber over the arbitrary detention of our colleague Ruth López. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

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The U.S. has plenty of jails. Trump is using El Salvador's CECOT specifically because they're not subject to U.S. law, @cristosal.bsky.social's Noah Bullock said. Listen to the pod on Apple: interc.pt/4jsexQE Spotify: interc.pt/4dHyLEY Elsewhere: interc.pt/43zzymI

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Ruth López, leading human rights defender, @cristosal.bsky.social still imprisoned ⁦in El Salvador www.npr.org/2025/05/31/n...

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🚨 #PressRelease | UN experts call for protection for Ruth López, lawyer and human rights defender. They urge the government of El Salvador to ensure her safety and guarantee due process while she remains in detention. 🔗 short-link.me/-jje

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📣 “The people of the US and El Salvador deserve better.” Noah Bullock and Amrit Singh expose how Trump & Bukele push punitive populism—offering security while undermining democracy & human rights. 📄 Read the full article @theguardian.com tinyurl.com/yxvzshwe #HaveSomeDecency #FreedomForRuthLópez

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🗳️ #FreedomForRuthLópez | Sign the petition for the release of Ruth Eleonora López, one of the 100 most influential women in the world according to BBC, and Head of Anti-Corruption and Justice at @cristosal.bsky.social since 2021. Your support is key! 🙌 libertadpararuth.org

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📢 #CristosalUpdate | #FreeRuthLópez 👉 It’s been 9 days since the detention of our friend and colleague Ruth López. We’re sharing verified and updated information about her situation. #HaveSomeDecency

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One week after Ruth López’s arrest, we reflect on what it means for human rights in El Salvador and the region. 🗣️ Featuring @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social 🎙️ In conversation with @noahbullock.bsky.social 🗓️ Thursday, May 29 🕑 2 PM ET / 12 PM Central America 📍 Live on Zoom | shorturl.at/8WbW6

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📢‪CLACSO, International network of academic institutions expresses solidarity with organizations and individuals persecuted in El Salvador. It rejects the authoritarian escalation and demands the release of those arbitrarily detained. ✍️ Read more: www.clacso.org/contra-la-pe...

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📢 #CristosalUpdate | #FreedomForRuthLópez 👉 It has been 72 hours since our colleague Ruth López was detained. We are sharing verified and up-to-date information about her situation. #HaveSomeDecency

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Emboldened by the Trump administration, authoritarian dictator Nayib Bukele kidnaps leading anti-corruption lawyer in El Salvador. @cristosal.bsky.social episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/05/20/s...

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Concerning news from partner org @cristosal.bsky.social on the arrest and disappearance of Ruth López, human rights lawyer and Head of the Anti-Corruption Program at Cristosal.

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Alianza Americas ha movilizado a más de 100 organizaciones de América y Europa para denunciar la detención arbitraria de Ruth López de @cristosal.bsky.social en #ElSalvador. bit.ly/4mtWjRQ No nos callaremos hasta que haya justicia para Ruth porque defender los derechos humanos no es un delito.

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#ElSalvador: The arrest of Ruth López, Anti-Corruption Director at @cristosal.bsky.social, a leading human rights organization, marks a troubling escalation in silencing critics. The international community must speak out against #Bukele’s authoritarian crackdown. 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

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🔴 Hoy denunciamos la detención arbitraria de Ruth López en El Salvador — abogada anticorrupción de @cristosal.bsky.social y una de las 100 mujeres más influyentes del mundo según #BBCMundo (2024). Criminalizar la defensa de derechos es inaceptable.

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#ElSalvador | URGENT 📣 Ruth is likely the victim of short-term enforced disappearance. As of now, neither her family nor her legal team has been able to confirm her whereabouts or the detention center where she is being held.

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This Sunday: Join a conversation on how Salvadoran politics aligned with Trump’s deportation agenda—and what that means for migrants held without charges at CECOT. 🗓 May 18, 5:30PM CST 📍 Lucy Parsons Center, Mpls 💻 Zoom: bit.ly/4m6M45J With Cristosal board member Brenda Pfahnl.

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The Salvadoran government just took another authoritarian step—sending in military police to repress a peaceful protest. That hasn’t happened since the 1992 Peace Accords. Our legal chief, Zaira Navas, spoke with @elpais.com about it. english.elpais.com/internationa...

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Today, @vanhollen.senate.gov and I hosted leaders from Cristosal, University of Central America and Alianza Americas to discuss the upcoming vote on our bill to demand answers from the Trump Admin on El Salvador’s human rights record and Trump deporting American residents to Salvadoran megaprisons.

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“The US should not be in the business of disappearing anyone to torture." Yesterday, members of #WelcomeWithDignity, advocates, & attorneys from @fwd.us, @immcouncil.org, @cristosal.bsky.social & more, held a press call to discuss the Trump admin’s forced disappearances to El Salvador. Learn more ⬇️

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