"Ruth López collaborated in the theft of funds from state coffers," the Attorney General's Office said in its post on X.

Ruth López was detained Sunday in what rights groups say represents a ‘dangerous escalation’ in President Nayib Bukele’s ...

The corruption charges against Salvadoran rights activist Ruth López, a leading critic of President Nayib Bukele, are ...

Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by ...

Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent attorney critical of President Nayib Bukele, in a move criticized by ...

El Salvador has arrested an anticorruption lawyer from one of the country’s premier human rights organizations, alleging that she participated in the embezzlement of funds when she held a government p ...

El Salvadoran authorities have arrested a prominent human rights and anti-corruption lawyer over accusations of embezzlement while she served as a state official.

Ruth Lopez, a prominent human rights lawyer in El Salvador, was arrested on embezzlement charges. Her organization, Cristosal, claims her detainment is politically motivated. The arrest is linked to a ...

El Salvador’s director of prisons Osiris Luna Meza spoke openly about making people “suffer” in prisons, such as withholding meals and preventing people from getting sunlight. Cristosal ...

TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - Over 62,000 suspected gang members ... Meanwhile, organizations like Cristosal and Socorro Jurídico have confirmed at least 378 deaths in prison under these conditions.

Chris Van Hollen, a US Senator, meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Noah Bullock, executive director for human rights group Cristosal, says “it’s easy to do a prison visit that ...