Life in El Salvador
Human Rights Watch: New Salvadoran Penal Reforms Represent a Danger to Minors
Today, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned that recent penal reforms approved by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly put children and adolescents in grave danger by allowing them to be transferred to adult prisons. According to HRW, the new penal reform violates … Read more
Canada Declares MS-13 and Six More Latin American Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations
The Government of Canada has taken a firm step in its strategy against drug trafficking by designating MS-13 and six other Latin American transnational criminal groups as terrorist organizations. The list of terrorist groups with this terrorist designation are the … Read more
Deputy Claudia Ortiz: VAMOS Is the Only Opposition to President Bukele’s New Ideas Political Party
Yesterday, Claudia Ortiz, the sole Legislative Assembly deputy from the VAMOS political party, stated that VAMOS is emerging as “the only alternative” to counterbalance the ruling party amid ARENA’s internal conflict. Ortiz made the statement during a Dialogo 21 TV … Read more
President Nayib Bukele Announces Rosales Hospital is 90% Complete
Yesterday, President Nayib Bukele announced on his X social media account that the Rosales Hospital is 90% completed. The president shared a video of his visit to the construction site, accompanied by Health Minister Francisco Alabi. The Rosales Hospital is … Read more
El Salvador Welcomes the First Cruise Ship of 2025: A Boost for Tourism and Economy
The Ministry of Tourism (MITUR) reported that the residential cruise ship The World, known as the largest private yacht on the planet, arrived at the port of Acajutla in Sonsonate. The vessel “The World” is a residential cruise ship where … Read more
El Salvador Ends Mandatory Public Financing of Political Parties: A New Era in Campaign Funding
Today, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional reform to eliminate public funding for political parties in elections, commonly referred to as “Deuda Política” (political debt). The reform, spearheaded by President Nayib Bukele and backed by the ruling Nuevas Ideas … Read more
El Salvador Global Peace Index: The Country Improved its Ranking to 107 in 2024
Vision of Humanity released its 2024 Global Peace Index report in January 2025, revealing an increase in the El Salvador Peace Index ranking. El Salvador ranked 107th out of 163 countries, falling 21 spots from its previous position of 128. … Read more