Noah Bullock
@noahbullock.bsky.social
Executive director of @cristosal, a human rights organization based in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
The United States has not been a party to torture on this scale since the war in terror.
Torture does not make anyone safer and can never be justified as part of public policy.
Read out report here bit.ly/4nUjd4d
Torture does not make anyone safer and can never be justified as part of public policy.
Read out report here bit.ly/4nUjd4d
November 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The United States has not been a party to torture on this scale since the war in terror.
Torture does not make anyone safer and can never be justified as part of public policy.
Read out report here bit.ly/4nUjd4d
Torture does not make anyone safer and can never be justified as part of public policy.
Read out report here bit.ly/4nUjd4d
“He was dirty,” Mr. Musto said of the Salvadoran president. “He was corrupt. And now he’s sitting next to the president in the Oval Office and he’s got prime access to the leader of the free world.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
Trump Vowed to Dismantle MS-13. His Deal With Bukele Threatens That Effort.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“He was dirty,” Mr. Musto said of the Salvadoran president. “He was corrupt. And now he’s sitting next to the president in the Oval Office and he’s got prime access to the leader of the free world.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...
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📢 #CristosalStatement | The Constitutional Chamber admits a habeas corpus petition in favor of Ruth López but legitimizes rights violations and the discretionary use of the state of exception.
Learn more. 👇
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June 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📢 #CristosalStatement | The Constitutional Chamber admits a habeas corpus petition in favor of Ruth López but legitimizes rights violations and the discretionary use of the state of exception.
Learn more. 👇
Learn more. 👇
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🌈 This Pride Month, we stand with the LGBTIQ+ community. In times of rising threats, visibility and solidarity matter more than ever. Everyone deserves dignity, love, and equal rights. #PrideMonth #LGBTIQ #HumanRights
June 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌈 This Pride Month, we stand with the LGBTIQ+ community. In times of rising threats, visibility and solidarity matter more than ever. Everyone deserves dignity, love, and equal rights. #PrideMonth #LGBTIQ #HumanRights
Bukele partnered with gangs for political benefit and undermines US law enforcement to cover up his crimes; now Trump is helping.
www.propublica.org/article/buke...
www.propublica.org/article/buke...
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....
www.propublica.org
June 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Bukele partnered with gangs for political benefit and undermines US law enforcement to cover up his crimes; now Trump is helping.
www.propublica.org/article/buke...
www.propublica.org/article/buke...
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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.
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They urge the government of El Salvador to ensure her safety and guarantee due process while she remains in detention.
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Test of link 'El Salvador: Expertas de la ONU exigen protección para Ruth López tras desaparición forzada – Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos- América Central | , , United States ...
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May 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🚨 #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
They urge the government of El Salvador to ensure her safety and guarantee due process while she remains in detention.
🔗 short-link.me/-jje
Punitive populism that offers security at the expense of democracy and human rights is a false bargain serves as a pretext to expand autocratic power, exploit public office and diplomacy for personal gain, and institutionalize cruelty in public policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s lawlessness is emboldening El Salvador’s brutal regime | Noah Bullock and Amrit Singh
The detention of a leading human rights lawyer is part of a wave of repression sweeping the country under Nayib Bukele
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Punitive populism that offers security at the expense of democracy and human rights is a false bargain serves as a pretext to expand autocratic power, exploit public office and diplomacy for personal gain, and institutionalize cruelty in public policy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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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
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
Trump’s lawlessness is emboldening El Salvador’s brutal regime | Noah Bullock and Amrit Singh
The detention of a leading human rights lawyer is part of a wave of repression sweeping the country under Nayib Bukele
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May 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
📣 “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
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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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
🗣️ 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
May 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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
🗣️ 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
From El Salvador where the defense of rights is not free.
#TenganDecencia
#LibertadParaRuth
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#TenganDecencia
#LibertadParaRuth
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El Salvador Arrests and Disappears Prominent Human Rights Attorney
El Salvador authorities have arrested Ruth López, a prominent anti-corruption and human rights attorney with Cristosal.
www.rollingstone.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
From El Salvador where the defense of rights is not free.
#TenganDecencia
#LibertadParaRuth
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#TenganDecencia
#LibertadParaRuth
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Mr. Trump and Mr. Bukele are “two presidents who see themselves with extraordinary powers to defy the courts, to decide who is innocent and who’s guilty, to determine what individuals and groups should be protected by the law – and which ones shouldn’t.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.
As Donald Trump fights the courts over Kilmar Abrego Garcia, targets law firms, and tests the rule of law, democracy experts warn they’ve seen this before.
www.csmonitor.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Mr. Trump and Mr. Bukele are “two presidents who see themselves with extraordinary powers to defy the courts, to decide who is innocent and who’s guilty, to determine what individuals and groups should be protected by the law – and which ones shouldn’t.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
@cristosal.bsky.social has been documenting cases and developing habeas corpus claims with families of Venezuelan deported to CECOT.
None of the families have had communication with their relatives since they were rendered to El Salvador.
These are enforced disappearances.
None of the families have had communication with their relatives since they were rendered to El Salvador.
These are enforced disappearances.
April 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@cristosal.bsky.social has been documenting cases and developing habeas corpus claims with families of Venezuelan deported to CECOT.
None of the families have had communication with their relatives since they were rendered to El Salvador.
These are enforced disappearances.
None of the families have had communication with their relatives since they were rendered to El Salvador.
These are enforced disappearances.
There is now an irreconcilable difference between how the State Department and the Justice Department view the Bukele regime.
State says that Bukele is one of their key allies in combating gangs, while Justice's alleges that Bukele partnered with them.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
State says that Bukele is one of their key allies in combating gangs, while Justice's alleges that Bukele partnered with them.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Terrorism Suspect Trump Sent Back to Bukele
An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador.
www.newyorker.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There is now an irreconcilable difference between how the State Department and the Justice Department view the Bukele regime.
State says that Bukele is one of their key allies in combating gangs, while Justice's alleges that Bukele partnered with them.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
State says that Bukele is one of their key allies in combating gangs, while Justice's alleges that Bukele partnered with them.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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El Salvador's Nayib Bukele paid a visit to the White House yesterday – a man accused of abusing human rights. So why has Trump become such a great friend of his? @nikkimcr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social to find out 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
El Salvador's Nayib Bukele paid a visit to the White House yesterday – a man accused of abusing human rights. So why has Trump become such a great friend of his? @nikkimcr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social to find out 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...
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This episode might be my favortie @americanfric.bsky.social interview so far.
Bukele will be at the WH today, we spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social about how his regime has cratered human rights in El Salvador -- and what Trump is learning from it.
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Bukele will be at the WH today, we spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social about how his regime has cratered human rights in El Salvador -- and what Trump is learning from it.
linktr.ee/americanfric...
April 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This episode might be my favortie @americanfric.bsky.social interview so far.
Bukele will be at the WH today, we spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social about how his regime has cratered human rights in El Salvador -- and what Trump is learning from it.
linktr.ee/americanfric...
Bukele will be at the WH today, we spoke to @noahbullock.bsky.social about how his regime has cratered human rights in El Salvador -- and what Trump is learning from it.
linktr.ee/americanfric...
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Ahead of Bukele’s meeting with Trump tomorrow, the work being done by organizations like Cristosal has never been more important ⬇️⬇️
I spoke with @rollingstone.com about how in El Salvador, the seductive promise of security in exchange for rights has led to tyranny, and it could in the US too.
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The 'Judicial Black Hole' of El Salvador's Prisons Is a Warning for Americans
Donald Trump is cementing a partnership with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose assault on civil rights is being mirrored in the U.S.
www.rollingstone.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ahead of Bukele’s meeting with Trump tomorrow, the work being done by organizations like Cristosal has never been more important ⬇️⬇️
Thank you @TVietor08 and @CrookedMedia for a great conversation about autocracy in El Salvador.
A president that claims that human rights and independent courts are obstacles for security is more concerned with accumulating power than national security.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zi...
A president that claims that human rights and independent courts are obstacles for security is more concerned with accumulating power than national security.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zi...
Trump’s Tariffs Just Triggered a Global Economic Meltdown
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April 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you @TVietor08 and @CrookedMedia for a great conversation about autocracy in El Salvador.
A president that claims that human rights and independent courts are obstacles for security is more concerned with accumulating power than national security.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zi...
A president that claims that human rights and independent courts are obstacles for security is more concerned with accumulating power than national security.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zi...
I spoke with @rollingstone.com about how in El Salvador, the seductive promise of security in exchange for rights has led to tyranny, and it could in the US too.
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The 'Judicial Black Hole' of El Salvador's Prisons Is a Warning for Americans
Donald Trump is cementing a partnership with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, whose assault on civil rights is being mirrored in the U.S.
www.rollingstone.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I spoke with @rollingstone.com about how in El Salvador, the seductive promise of security in exchange for rights has led to tyranny, and it could in the US too.
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Follow our human rights work in Central America at @cristosal.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Institutions that protect people against abuses of power are the strength of democracies.
Brutality is the tool of the autocrat and the proof of its weakness as a form of government.
A democracy doesnot demonstrate strength outsourcing its brutality to an autocrat.
Brutality is the tool of the autocrat and the proof of its weakness as a form of government.
A democracy doesnot demonstrate strength outsourcing its brutality to an autocrat.
March 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Institutions that protect people against abuses of power are the strength of democracies.
Brutality is the tool of the autocrat and the proof of its weakness as a form of government.
A democracy doesnot demonstrate strength outsourcing its brutality to an autocrat.
Brutality is the tool of the autocrat and the proof of its weakness as a form of government.
A democracy doesnot demonstrate strength outsourcing its brutality to an autocrat.
"To be a witness is to be a voice for the voiceless against the powers of injustice."
45 years since his martyrdom.
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
Saint of the Americas
45 years since his martyrdom.
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
Saint of the Americas
March 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"To be a witness is to be a voice for the voiceless against the powers of injustice."
45 years since his martyrdom.
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
Saint of the Americas
45 years since his martyrdom.
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador
Saint of the Americas
Brutality is the autocrat’s method, control is his objective.
“Show them they are not in control.”
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“Show them they are not in control.”
time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Brutality is the autocrat’s method, control is his objective.
“Show them they are not in control.”
time.com/7269604/el-s...
“Show them they are not in control.”
time.com/7269604/el-s...
What Americans should know about Salvadoran prisons.
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The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants
Human rights organizations have gathered credible evidence of systematic corruption, torture, and killings.
foreignpolicy.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What Americans should know about Salvadoran prisons.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@rbreich.bsky.social
@jonfavs.bsky.social
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
@rhodesben.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/20/t...
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@anneapplebaum.bsky.social
@rbreich.bsky.social
@jonfavs.bsky.social
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
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@rhodesben.bsky.social
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"The American people must be clear-eyed about the prison system to which their government is sending deported migrants—which, in the worst-case scenario, could one day hold U.S. citizens, too," @noahbullock.bsky.social writes in this chilling piece about El Salvador.
The Horror Inside the Salvadoran Prisons Where Trump Is Sending Migrants
Human rights organizations have gathered credible evidence of systematic corruption, torture, and killings.
foreignpolicy.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"The American people must be clear-eyed about the prison system to which their government is sending deported migrants—which, in the worst-case scenario, could one day hold U.S. citizens, too," @noahbullock.bsky.social writes in this chilling piece about El Salvador.
Since less people reads books these days they decided just to burn words.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Since less people reads books these days they decided just to burn words.
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