The echo of Ruth López's voice reaches farther every day. Now, 9 U.S. Congress members are demanding her release and urging Secretary Rubio to act. Ruth is a political prisoner of the Salvadoran regime. Her only "crime" was exposing corruption. #FreeRuth

🇪🇺 Human rights and the rule of law in Central America were part of the conversation at the European Parliament this week. Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock participated in the #SakharovFellowship and met with EU Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren. 📷 © European Union

🗣️ “You are not alone. We are with you, and we will not forget you.” — Rep. Delia Ramirez on Ruth López, the Salvadoran human rights lawyer who has spent a year in prison without trial after exposing corruption. #FreeRuth #PublicTrialForRuth

📍 Outside the U.S. Capitol, @kerrykennedy.bsky.social and @repmcgovern.bsky.social joined civil society organizations in calling for the release of Ruth López. #FreeRuth #PublicTrialForRuth #HumanRights #ElSalvador

💌 From love and gratitude, the families of the Venezuelans sent by the U.S. to CECOT in 2025 write this letter to our colleague Ruth López, now a political prisoner of the Salvadoran regime for exposing corruption. #FreeRuth #PublicTrialForRuth

“One year. No charges. No conviction. No due process.” Senator Peter Welch spoke out for Ruth López, imprisoned in El Salvador after exposing corruption and abuses of power. The international call for her freedom keeps growing. #FreedomForRuth #PublicTrialForRuth

#FreeRuth | “Now when that hour arrives, there are no words, no new things to consider. Only silence.” In a @nytimes.comopinion piece, Louis Benavides writes about the pain of living one year without Ruth López after her arbitrary imprisonment in El Salvador. 🔗 Read it here sl1nk.com/1mlrk1q

Opinion | My Wife Disappeared Into El Salvador’s Prison System. When Will She Come Home?

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🎁 #AntiCorruption #Bitcoin #ElSalvador Silencing dissent. Free Ruth López With no due process “The government has…begun processing cases en masse, trying hundreds of prisoners at a time” 1/3

Opinion | My Wife Disappeared Into El Salvador’s Prison System. When Will She Come Home?

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🚨 #Statement | We call for the immediate release of Ruth López to guarantee her right to health, allow her to be accompanied by her family, and government compliance with the IACHR’s recommendation urging the Salvadoran Government to review the legality and proportionality of her pretrial detention.

The international call for Ruth López’s release continues to grow. Many voices around the world are demanding justice for a woman imprisoned for exposing corruption and defending human rights in El Salvador. #FreeRuth #PublicTrialForRuth #HumanRights #ElSalvador

One year ago, Ruth López was imprisoned for defending truth and exposing corruption in El Salvador. She remains unjustly detained. She is a political prisoner. We must not look away. Add your voice and demand her release. ✍️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr... #FreeRuth

Update zur Postkartenaktion für Ruth López in #ElSalvador. 1.213 unterzeichnete Postkarten haben uns erreicht, die ihre Freilassung fordern. Danke an alle Unterzeichner*innen! Ihre Solidarität wird wahrgenommen und stärkt die Arbeit der Menschen vor Ort. #LibertadParaRuth @cristosal.bsky.social

Today marks one year since the arrest of Ruth López, #ElSalvador |'s prominent anti-corruption lawyer. She remains in pretrial detention, her case under judicial seal, with no evidence presented in open court.🧵 New @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

El Salvador: Human Rights Lawyer Still in Jail One Year on

The prominent anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López remains in pretrial detention in El Salvador, with her case under judicial seal, one year after her arrest. Salvadoran authorities should guarantee Lópe...

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🚨#ElSalvador: One year since the arbitrary detention of lawyer #RuthEleonoraLópez. 🔗 Read the full statement: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/one-year-sin...

As we approach one year since the unjust detention of Ruth López, join us for a Field Notes conversation on May 14. Hear from her husband, Louis Benavides, and Noah Bullock on her case, its impact and what it means for rule of law in El Salvador. 📅 May 14 ⏰ 3 PM ET 🔗 streamyard.com/watch/e6Mk29...

Even when power tries to silence them, victims’ voices find a way. Today, we bring evidence of human rights abuses in El Salvador to the U.S. Congress. 🔴 Watch live #Cristosal #ElSalvador #TomLantosCommission

“The imprisonment of Ruth López should alarm everyone who believes in human rights and the rule of law.” A new piece by Lived Places Publishing highlights her case and the growing risks for human rights defenders in El Salvador. 🔗 url-shortener.me/KCHC #FreedomForRuthLópez #Cristosal

“Authoritarianism doesn’t arrive overnight—it builds quietly.” What’s happening in El Salvador matters. Read our latest Substack 👉 cristosal.substack.com/p/coerced-co...

Coerced consent? The rising price of speaking up in El Salvador

New evidence shows how criminalization and intimidation are reshaping democracy and public support under Bukele.

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🗓️ Today marks the International Day for the Right to the Truth, in honor of St. Óscar Romero. A reminder that truth is essential for justice, memory, and non-repetition. ✍️ Today, we echo his words. ⤴️

(3/3) Our partner @cristosal.bsky.social al has participated in several events presenting the report and seeking accountability for these abuses. The world must not look away.

A 275-page report based on 1,700+ sources finds that El Salvador’s state of emergency may amount to crimes against humanity. Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock spoke at the UN during the presentation of the findings. 📹 Watch the full conversation:

✊ Ruth López is a global symbol of decency and courage. She has been recognized with the Sir Henry Brooke Award 2026 by the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk in the UK. 🏆 This is the fifth international recognition of her work—and the fourth she cannot receive in person due to her detention.

📢 #NewReport | We will present a report on the persecution and imprisonment of individuals for political reasons in El Salvador. Join us and connect here. ⤵️ 🔴 Exclusively on Cristosal Centroamérica Facebook page. #Cristosal #PoliticalPrisoners

Once again, the world recognizes Ruth López. 🌍 She has been named recipient of the Hero Against Crime and Corruption Award by @occrp.org — her fifth career recognition and fourth international honor. #FreedomForRuthLopez #HaveDecency

How Authoritarians Manufacture Popularity and “Cook” the Books In Field Notes, Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how strongmen manipulate numbers and narrative to create the illusion of mass support. Popularity can be staged. Power can be curated. ▶️ Watch the clip. #FieldNotes #Authoritarianism

How Authoritarians Use Spectacle and “Tamed” Bodies In Field Notes, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social explains how staged imagery and disciplined bodies become tools of power in the authoritarian playbook. ▶️ Watch now. #FieldNotes #Authoritarianism

Why Bukele Echoes Mussolini In Field Notes, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains how charisma, spectacle, and the myth of “efficiency” are central to the authoritarian playbook—then and now. ▶️ Watch now. #FieldNotes #Authoritarianism

Join us for An Update on the Authoritarian Playbook, a conversation with historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Cristosal ED Noah Bullock. 🕒 3:00 PM ET | 💻 Virtual 🔗 streamyard.com/watch/62MTnp...

Field Notes: An Update on the Authoritarian Playbook: A conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

We invite you to join us on February 10 for an upcoming Field Notes conversation, An Update on the Authoritarian Playbook, in conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a professor of histor...

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“There are no innocent shortcuts.” In a new column, our Executive Director Noah Bullock reflects on Costa Rica’s security crisis, the appeal of authoritarian “solutions,” and why fear should never guide democracy. Read the full article: cristosal.substack.com/p/costa-rica...

Costa Rica and the Temptation of the Shortcut

This article was originally published in La Nación (Costa Rica)

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After weeks off the air, 60 Minutes aired its investigation into torture and abuse at El Salvador’s CECOT prison. The truth resurfaced—because survivors kept speaking. #60Minutes #CECOT #HumanRights #Accountability