Repression and criminalization in El Salvador

The CLACSO Steering Committee and the Member Centers of the Central American region endorse the calls for justice regarding the arbitrary detention of Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the Community Rights Defense Unit of El Salvador (Unidehc), and for the illegal raids against this organization and its lawyer, Ivania CruzThese events, which took place on Tuesday, February 25, in the city of San Salvador, are part of a series of similar acts of repression, criminalization, and intimidation occurring under the state of emergency, which has been in effect for 36 months. These actions are serious because they reflect a systematic persecution of human rights defenders and those who denounce state abuses.

We stand in solidarity with human rights defenders in El Salvador and support their demands for respect for due process, as well as their calls for immediate release and an end to these forms of harassment.

CLACSO Steering Committee
Member Centers in the Central American Region
February 28th 2025