Cristosal
@cristosal.bsky.social
Promoviendo derechos humanos en El Salvador, Honduras y Guatemala.
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
Once again, her commitment is recognized — this time with the Magnitsky Award 2025 as “Outstanding Human Rights Lawyer.”🌸
#MagnitskyAward #RuthBloomsInFreedom #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveDecency
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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
Once again, her commitment is recognized — this time with the Magnitsky Award 2025 as “Outstanding Human Rights Lawyer.”🌸
#MagnitskyAward #RuthBloomsInFreedom #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveDecency
“You Have Arrived in Hell.”
That’s how dozens of Venezuelan migrants describe what they lived through inside CECOT, El Salvador’s mega prison.
That’s how dozens of Venezuelan migrants describe what they lived through inside CECOT, El Salvador’s mega prison.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“You Have Arrived in Hell.”
That’s how dozens of Venezuelan migrants describe what they lived through inside CECOT, El Salvador’s mega prison.
That’s how dozens of Venezuelan migrants describe what they lived through inside CECOT, El Salvador’s mega prison.
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NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.
Two Salvadoran human rights defenders, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, remain unjustly imprisoned for peacefully defending the right to dignified housing.
#HumanRights #ElSalvador #JusticeForDefenders #Freedom #Cristosal
#HumanRights #ElSalvador #JusticeForDefenders #Freedom #Cristosal
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Two Salvadoran human rights defenders, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, remain unjustly imprisoned for peacefully defending the right to dignified housing.
#HumanRights #ElSalvador #JusticeForDefenders #Freedom #Cristosal
#HumanRights #ElSalvador #JusticeForDefenders #Freedom #Cristosal
Standing alongside human rights champions from around the world — feeling deep gratitude and renewed resolve.
Together, we continue to pursue justice, truth, and dignity for all, resisting repression and believing in a freer, more humane world. 🌍
@humanrightsfirst.org
#HumanRights #HRFAwards2025
Together, we continue to pursue justice, truth, and dignity for all, resisting repression and believing in a freer, more humane world. 🌍
@humanrightsfirst.org
#HumanRights #HRFAwards2025
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Standing alongside human rights champions from around the world — feeling deep gratitude and renewed resolve.
Together, we continue to pursue justice, truth, and dignity for all, resisting repression and believing in a freer, more humane world. 🌍
@humanrightsfirst.org
#HumanRights #HRFAwards2025
Together, we continue to pursue justice, truth, and dignity for all, resisting repression and believing in a freer, more humane world. 🌍
@humanrightsfirst.org
#HumanRights #HRFAwards2025
"Since the implementation of the state of exception in El Salvador in March 2022, thousands of arbitrary detentions have occurred. Among those detained, various reports have identified individuals arrested for exercising their freedom of expression..."
Read 🔗 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...
Read 🔗 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...
Political Imprisonment in El Salvador and the Dismantling of Democracy - WOLA
What distinguishes today’s political prisoners from those of El Salvador’s past? And what does this reveal about the state of democracy under President Nayibe Bukele? To answer these questions, we mus...
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October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Since the implementation of the state of exception in El Salvador in March 2022, thousands of arbitrary detentions have occurred. Among those detained, various reports have identified individuals arrested for exercising their freedom of expression..."
Read 🔗 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...
Read 🔗 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...
We’re honored to receive the William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from @humanrightsfirst.org .
"No regime of repression can stop what is inherent to us. It never has, and it will not now that our lives and freedoms depend on it". — Noah Bullock
#HumanRights #Cristosal #HRFZabelAward
"No regime of repression can stop what is inherent to us. It never has, and it will not now that our lives and freedoms depend on it". — Noah Bullock
#HumanRights #Cristosal #HRFZabelAward
October 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
We’re honored to receive the William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from @humanrightsfirst.org .
"No regime of repression can stop what is inherent to us. It never has, and it will not now that our lives and freedoms depend on it". — Noah Bullock
#HumanRights #Cristosal #HRFZabelAward
"No regime of repression can stop what is inherent to us. It never has, and it will not now that our lives and freedoms depend on it". — Noah Bullock
#HumanRights #Cristosal #HRFZabelAward
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We’re just one week away from Human Rights First’s 2025 Annual Awards Dinner in NYC! We look forward to honoring Richard Gere, vkaramurza.bsky.social and Evgenia Kara-Murza, @tomcartwright.bsky.social, WilmerHale, and @cristosal.bsky.social , for their extraordinary leadership in human rights.
Human Rights First 2025 Awards Dinner - Human Rights First
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 6:00PM Join us in welcoming Uzra Zeya, Human Rights First’s new President & CEO, who will host and share opening remarks. Together, we will honor human rights advocates and d...
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October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We’re just one week away from Human Rights First’s 2025 Annual Awards Dinner in NYC! We look forward to honoring Richard Gere, vkaramurza.bsky.social and Evgenia Kara-Murza, @tomcartwright.bsky.social, WilmerHale, and @cristosal.bsky.social , for their extraordinary leadership in human rights.
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Authoritarianism Reimagined with Noah Bullock (@noahbullock.bsky.social), Executive Director of Cristosal (@cristosal.bsky.social)
Moderated by Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism
Next Monday (10/13)! Register: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
Moderated by Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism
Next Monday (10/13)! Register: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
October 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Authoritarianism Reimagined with Noah Bullock (@noahbullock.bsky.social), Executive Director of Cristosal (@cristosal.bsky.social)
Moderated by Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism
Next Monday (10/13)! Register: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
Moderated by Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism
Next Monday (10/13)! Register: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
📣 #CristosalStatement | The IACHR has admitted for full review the case concerning the removal of the Constitutional Chamber justices in El Salvador, which took place on May 1, 2021.
Learn more. ➡️
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Learn more. ➡️
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October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📣 #CristosalStatement | The IACHR has admitted for full review the case concerning the removal of the Constitutional Chamber justices in El Salvador, which took place on May 1, 2021.
Learn more. ➡️
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Learn more. ➡️
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@lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social urges #ElSalvador to comply with #IACHR measures for detained lawyers Ruth López & Enrique Anaya.
Both remain incommunicado, at grave risk.
Their detention attacks due process & the independence of the legal profession.
Both remain incommunicado, at grave risk.
Their detention attacks due process & the independence of the legal profession.
🚨 In a letter to the authorities of #ElSalvador, we urged compliance with IACHR precautionary measures in favor of detained lawyers #RuthEleonoraLópez & #EnriqueAnaya.
🔗 Read more: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/call-on-el-s...
🔗 Read more: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/call-on-el-s...
Call on El Salvador to comply with IACHR precautionary measures in favor of detained lawyers - Lawyers for Lawyers
Lawyers for Lawyers sent a letter to the authorities in El Salvador urging the government to immediately and effectively implement the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission…
www.lawyersforlawyers.org
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social urges #ElSalvador to comply with #IACHR measures for detained lawyers Ruth López & Enrique Anaya.
Both remain incommunicado, at grave risk.
Their detention attacks due process & the independence of the legal profession.
Both remain incommunicado, at grave risk.
Their detention attacks due process & the independence of the legal profession.
Cristosal stands with victims, survivors & communities in Central America who refuse to give up hope.
Receiving the @humanrightsfirst.org William D. Zabel Award honors their struggle and our shared fight for dignity.
✊ Thank you for standing with us.
#HumanRights #Solidarity #HRFZabelAward
Receiving the @humanrightsfirst.org William D. Zabel Award honors their struggle and our shared fight for dignity.
✊ Thank you for standing with us.
#HumanRights #Solidarity #HRFZabelAward
September 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Cristosal stands with victims, survivors & communities in Central America who refuse to give up hope.
Receiving the @humanrightsfirst.org William D. Zabel Award honors their struggle and our shared fight for dignity.
✊ Thank you for standing with us.
#HumanRights #Solidarity #HRFZabelAward
Receiving the @humanrightsfirst.org William D. Zabel Award honors their struggle and our shared fight for dignity.
✊ Thank you for standing with us.
#HumanRights #Solidarity #HRFZabelAward
🌎✊ In Central America, communities keep raising their voices for democracy and dignity.
Cristosal is entering a new stage, but the compass remains the same: the voice of victims.
Find the link in the first comment below
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Cristosal is entering a new stage, but the compass remains the same: the voice of victims.
Find the link in the first comment below
cristosal.substack.com/p/cristosal-...
Cristosal: voice, truth, and justice continue opening paths
By Cristosal
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September 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🌎✊ In Central America, communities keep raising their voices for democracy and dignity.
Cristosal is entering a new stage, but the compass remains the same: the voice of victims.
Find the link in the first comment below
cristosal.substack.com/p/cristosal-...
Cristosal is entering a new stage, but the compass remains the same: the voice of victims.
Find the link in the first comment below
cristosal.substack.com/p/cristosal-...
Surf & sunshine on the outside.
Overcrowded prisons & forced disappearances inside.
Cristosal in Le Monde exposes both sides of the Bukele model. 🌊⚖️
👉 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Overcrowded prisons & forced disappearances inside.
Cristosal in Le Monde exposes both sides of the Bukele model. 🌊⚖️
👉 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
El Salvador: From 'Surf City' beaches to overflowing prisons, the two sides of the Bukele model
President Nayib Bukele has propelled El Salvador to the top of the world ranking for incarceration rates, with nearly 1.7% of the population behind bars. At the same time, the Central American state h...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Surf & sunshine on the outside.
Overcrowded prisons & forced disappearances inside.
Cristosal in Le Monde exposes both sides of the Bukele model. 🌊⚖️
👉 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Overcrowded prisons & forced disappearances inside.
Cristosal in Le Monde exposes both sides of the Bukele model. 🌊⚖️
👉 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Repression carries heavy costs - but so does the courage of those who keep defending truth, justice, and democracy in Central America. In a time of shrinking civic space, solidarity and informed action are essential. That’s why we invite you to join us for our upcoming Field Notes. sl1nk.com/uYDhy
September 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Repression carries heavy costs - but so does the courage of those who keep defending truth, justice, and democracy in Central America. In a time of shrinking civic space, solidarity and informed action are essential. That’s why we invite you to join us for our upcoming Field Notes. sl1nk.com/uYDhy
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Congrats to @cristosal.bsky.social, honored with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award! Despite threats and repression, they continue to provide legal & psychosocial support to survivors, defend refugees, & pursue accountability across Central America. humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
Cristosal Receives 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from Human Rights First - Human Rights First
New York City — Human Rights First is proud to honor Cristosal with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability, ...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Congrats to @cristosal.bsky.social, honored with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award! Despite threats and repression, they continue to provide legal & psychosocial support to survivors, defend refugees, & pursue accountability across Central America. humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
✨ Truth and dignity prevail 🌱
Cristosal will receive the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award 🏆 from @humanrights1st.bsky.social on Oct 14.
“Cristosal stands as a beacon of integrity and courage.” – Uzra Zeya
📖⚖️🌍 #HumanRights
humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
Cristosal will receive the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award 🏆 from @humanrights1st.bsky.social on Oct 14.
“Cristosal stands as a beacon of integrity and courage.” – Uzra Zeya
📖⚖️🌍 #HumanRights
humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
Cristosal Receives 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from Human Rights First - Human Rights First
New York City — Human Rights First is proud to honor Cristosal with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability, ...
humanrightsfirst.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
✨ Truth and dignity prevail 🌱
Cristosal will receive the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award 🏆 from @humanrights1st.bsky.social on Oct 14.
“Cristosal stands as a beacon of integrity and courage.” – Uzra Zeya
📖⚖️🌍 #HumanRights
humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
Cristosal will receive the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award 🏆 from @humanrights1st.bsky.social on Oct 14.
“Cristosal stands as a beacon of integrity and courage.” – Uzra Zeya
📖⚖️🌍 #HumanRights
humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...
We mourn the passing of Fr. José María Tojeira, S.J.—tireless defender of human rights, former Rector of the UCA, and dear friend of Cristosal. His legacy of justice and dignity will live on in our peoples’ memory.
September 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We mourn the passing of Fr. José María Tojeira, S.J.—tireless defender of human rights, former Rector of the UCA, and dear friend of Cristosal. His legacy of justice and dignity will live on in our peoples’ memory.
📢 Cristosal is now on Substack!
Check out our first column by journalist Tracy Wilkinson on why Americans should care about our latest report.
👉 Link cristosal.substack.com/p/deported-a...
#HumanRights #ElSalvador
Check out our first column by journalist Tracy Wilkinson on why Americans should care about our latest report.
👉 Link cristosal.substack.com/p/deported-a...
#HumanRights #ElSalvador
September 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📢 Cristosal is now on Substack!
Check out our first column by journalist Tracy Wilkinson on why Americans should care about our latest report.
👉 Link cristosal.substack.com/p/deported-a...
#HumanRights #ElSalvador
Check out our first column by journalist Tracy Wilkinson on why Americans should care about our latest report.
👉 Link cristosal.substack.com/p/deported-a...
#HumanRights #ElSalvador
📣 In El Salvador, prisons have become a machinery of state extortion: families must pay bribes for visits, food, or medicine.
Authoritarianism is not security — it is corruption.
Read the full report: cristosal.org/EN/2025/09/0...
#ElSalvador #AnatomyOfAnAuthoritarianRegime
Authoritarianism is not security — it is corruption.
Read the full report: cristosal.org/EN/2025/09/0...
#ElSalvador #AnatomyOfAnAuthoritarianRegime
September 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
📣 In El Salvador, prisons have become a machinery of state extortion: families must pay bribes for visits, food, or medicine.
Authoritarianism is not security — it is corruption.
Read the full report: cristosal.org/EN/2025/09/0...
#ElSalvador #AnatomyOfAnAuthoritarianRegime
Authoritarianism is not security — it is corruption.
Read the full report: cristosal.org/EN/2025/09/0...
#ElSalvador #AnatomyOfAnAuthoritarianRegime
We deeply mourn the passing of two beloved friends, Rev. Canon George F. Woodward III and Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely. Their legacy of courage, compassion, and justice will continue to inspire us. 🕊️ #InMemoriam
September 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We deeply mourn the passing of two beloved friends, Rev. Canon George F. Woodward III and Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely. Their legacy of courage, compassion, and justice will continue to inspire us. 🕊️ #InMemoriam
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🇸🇻 Tras 25 años defendiendo DDHH en El Salvador, Noah Bullock, director de @cristosal.bsky.social, hoy vive en exilio. En esta entrevista, explica cómo Bukele desmanteló la democracia y por que los 86,000 detenidos sin juicio son solo el inicio.
August 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🇸🇻 Tras 25 años defendiendo DDHH en El Salvador, Noah Bullock, director de @cristosal.bsky.social, hoy vive en exilio. En esta entrevista, explica cómo Bukele desmanteló la democracia y por que los 86,000 detenidos sin juicio son solo el inicio.
Today marks 100 days since Ruth’s unjust imprisonment.
A lawyer, professor & mother, she has devoted her life to defending victims of abuse and challenging corruption.
We cannot let her voice be silenced.
#FreedomForRuthLópez
A lawyer, professor & mother, she has devoted her life to defending victims of abuse and challenging corruption.
We cannot let her voice be silenced.
#FreedomForRuthLópez
August 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today marks 100 days since Ruth’s unjust imprisonment.
A lawyer, professor & mother, she has devoted her life to defending victims of abuse and challenging corruption.
We cannot let her voice be silenced.
#FreedomForRuthLópez
A lawyer, professor & mother, she has devoted her life to defending victims of abuse and challenging corruption.
We cannot let her voice be silenced.
#FreedomForRuthLópez
On August 7, the @amn honored our colleague Ruth López with its Human Rights Award. 🌍💙 Our ED Noah Bullock received it on her behalf—an inspiring recognition of her tireless fight for justice in El Salvador. #FreedomForRuthLópez
August 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 7, the @amn honored our colleague Ruth López with its Human Rights Award. 🌍💙 Our ED Noah Bullock received it on her behalf—an inspiring recognition of her tireless fight for justice in El Salvador. #FreedomForRuthLópez
“El Salvador’s Foreign Agents Law is a direct attack on civil society’s ability to operate independently,” said René Valiente, Research Director at Cristosal.
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El Salvador Watchlist 2025 - Civicus Monitor
El Salvador added to CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist
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August 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“El Salvador’s Foreign Agents Law is a direct attack on civil society’s ability to operate independently,” said René Valiente, Research Director at Cristosal.
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ju...
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ju...