Ruth López has devoted her life to defending victims of injustice and fighting corruption. Once again, her commitment is recognized — this time with the Magnitsky Award 2025 as “Outstanding Human Rights Lawyer.”🌸 #MagnitskyAward #RuthBloomsInFreedom #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveDecency

“You Have Arrived in Hell.” That’s how dozens of Venezuelan migrants describe what they lived through inside CECOT, El Salvador’s mega prison.

NEW: The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence. In a new report, HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social provide a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Salvador.

Two Salvadoran human rights defenders, Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez, remain unjustly imprisoned for peacefully defending the right to dignified housing. #HumanRights #ElSalvador #JusticeForDefenders #Freedom #Cristosal

Standing alongside human rights champions from around the world — feeling deep gratitude and renewed resolve. Together, we continue to pursue justice, truth, and dignity for all, resisting repression and believing in a freer, more humane world. 🌍 @humanrightsfirst.org #HumanRights #HRFAwards2025

"Since the implementation of the state of exception in El Salvador in March 2022, thousands of arbitrary detentions have occurred. Among those detained, various reports have identified individuals arrested for exercising their freedom of expression..." Read 🔗 www.wola.org/analysis/pol...

We’re honored to receive the William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from @humanrightsfirst.org . "No regime of repression can stop what is inherent to us. It never has, and it will not now that our lives and freedoms depend on it". — Noah Bullock #HumanRights #Cristosal #HRFZabelAward

We’re just one week away from Human Rights First’s 2025 Annual Awards Dinner in NYC! We look forward to honoring Richard Gere, vkaramurza.bsky.social and Evgenia Kara-Murza, @tomcartwright.bsky.social, WilmerHale, and @cristosal.bsky.social , for their extraordinary leadership in human rights.

Authoritarianism Reimagined with Noah Bullock (@noahbullock.bsky.social), Executive Director of Cristosal (@cristosal.bsky.social) Moderated by Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism Next Monday (10/13)! Register: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...

📣 #CristosalStatement | The IACHR has admitted for full review the case concerning the removal of the Constitutional Chamber justices in El Salvador, which took place on May 1, 2021. Learn more. ➡️ lnkd.in/e7x7vxTy

@lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social urges #ElSalvador to comply with #IACHR measures for detained lawyers Ruth López & Enrique Anaya. Both remain incommunicado, at grave risk. Their detention attacks due process & the independence of the legal profession.

Cristosal stands with victims, survivors & communities in Central America who refuse to give up hope. Receiving the @humanrightsfirst.org William D. Zabel Award honors their struggle and our shared fight for dignity. ✊ Thank you for standing with us. #HumanRights #Solidarity #HRFZabelAward

🌎✊ In Central America, communities keep raising their voices for democracy and dignity. Cristosal is entering a new stage, but the compass remains the same: the voice of victims. Find the link in the first comment below cristosal.substack.com/p/cristosal-...

Surf & sunshine on the outside. Overcrowded prisons & forced disappearances inside. Cristosal in Le Monde exposes both sides of the Bukele model. 🌊⚖️ 👉 www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Repression carries heavy costs - but so does the courage of those who keep defending truth, justice, and democracy in Central America. In a time of shrinking civic space, solidarity and informed action are essential. That’s why we invite you to join us for our upcoming Field Notes. sl1nk.com/uYDhy

Congrats to @cristosal.bsky.social, honored with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award! Despite threats and repression, they continue to provide legal & psychosocial support to survivors, defend refugees, & pursue accountability across Central America. humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...

✨ Truth and dignity prevail 🌱 Cristosal will receive the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award 🏆 from @humanrights1st.bsky.social on Oct 14. “Cristosal stands as a beacon of integrity and courage.” – Uzra Zeya 📖⚖️🌍 #HumanRights humanrightsfirst.org/library/cris...

We mourn the passing of Fr. José María Tojeira, S.J.—tireless defender of human rights, former Rector of the UCA, and dear friend of Cristosal. His legacy of justice and dignity will live on in our peoples’ memory.

📢 Cristosal is now on Substack! Check out our first column by journalist Tracy Wilkinson on why Americans should care about our latest report. 👉 Link cristosal.substack.com/p/deported-a... #HumanRights #ElSalvador

📣 In El Salvador, prisons have become a machinery of state extortion: families must pay bribes for visits, food, or medicine. Authoritarianism is not security — it is corruption. Read the full report: cristosal.org/EN/2025/09/0... #ElSalvador #AnatomyOfAnAuthoritarianRegime

We deeply mourn the passing of two beloved friends, Rev. Canon George F. Woodward III and Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely. Their legacy of courage, compassion, and justice will continue to inspire us. 🕊️ #InMemoriam

🇸🇻 Tras 25 años defendiendo DDHH en El Salvador, Noah Bullock, director de @cristosal.bsky.social, hoy vive en exilio. En esta entrevista, explica cómo Bukele desmanteló la democracia y por que los 86,000 detenidos sin juicio son solo el inicio.

Today marks 100 days since Ruth’s unjust imprisonment. A lawyer, professor & mother, she has devoted her life to defending victims of abuse and challenging corruption. We cannot let her voice be silenced. #FreedomForRuthLópez

On August 7, the @amn honored our colleague Ruth López with its Human Rights Award. 🌍💙 Our ED Noah Bullock received it on her behalf—an inspiring recognition of her tireless fight for justice in El Salvador. #FreedomForRuthLópez

“El Salvador’s Foreign Agents Law is a direct attack on civil society’s ability to operate independently,” said René Valiente, Research Director at Cristosal. monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ju...

Abramos el hilo 🧵 La organización @cristosal.bsky.social jugó un papel fundamental en la batalla legal para defender a los venezolanos deportados al CECOT. En julio tuvieron que salir del país ante una escalada represiva del gobierno de Bukele. www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/ame...

#CristosalStatement | With the recent reforms enacted by the Assembly in El Salvador, for example, an innocent person captured at the beginning of the regime could spend more than 5 years in prison without being convicted. Read our position below.

🙌 Our colleague, Ruth López — constitutional lawyer & fearless defender of Salvadorans’ rights — has been honored with the 2025 @americanbar.org International Human Rights Award. Even as a political prisoner, her courage inspires the fight for justice. ✊ #RuthLopez #ABA2025 #HumanRights

Join today's conversation with @cristosal.bsky.social's Noah Bullock at 11AM CA/MX to discuss defending #democracy and #humanrights in the face of rising authoritarianism in #ElSalvador. Register here: bit.ly/44JY6ex

🚨 Authoritarianism is rising in El Salvador. Join a timely conversation with Noah Bullock from @cristosal.bsky.social on defending rights & democracy. 🗓️ Wed, July 30 | ⏰ 11am CA/MX 🔗 Register bit.ly/44JY6ex and support Cristosal: givebutter.com/SupportCrist... #HumanRights

🙌 Our colleague Ruth López has been honored with the 2025 International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the international legal field. Read the full statement here: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

📢 #CristosalStatement | We welcome the release of those unjustly detained by El Salvador, Venezuela & the U.S.—but this political deal doesn’t erase the serious human rights violations committed. #HumanRights #ElSalvador

"El Salvador has lost one more human rights group. The country's most prominent human rights group, Cristosal, announced on Thursday that it's being forced to shut down its operations in the Central American country." @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/07/17/n...

Via @reuters.com "The human rights group said its decision represents a turning point in Bukele's three-year state of emergency, with many journalists and other rights groups also deeming it unsafe to continue operating there." www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Via @nytimes.com "The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said". www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

Via @apnews.com "El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele."

📢 #CristosalStatement | After 25 years of work in El Salvador, we are suspending operations in the country due to escalating criminalization. Our mission continues—reorganized and deeply committed—from Guatemala and Honduras. #CristosalContinues

"Cristosal made the decision in May to evacuate their staff and cease operations within El Salvador after 25 years working in the country. On Thursday, the organization is holding a press conference in Guatemala City to explain their decision, and discuss how they will continue their work in exile"

🚨 #Statement | We denounce the arbitrary transfer of Ruth López to Izalco Penitenciary Center and her incommunicado status with her family and legal defense, despite a court order requiring that she be kept at the holding center for health reasons. Her current situation is unknown.

🚨 URGENT #CristosalUpdate 46 days since Ruth López’s arrest. This morning, she was reportedly moved to Izalco prison—without notice to her legal team or access to her meds. Her whereabouts remain unconfirmed. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

🚨 El Salvador 🚨 Amnesty International names Ruth López, Alejandro Henríquez, and José Ángel Pérez "prisoners of conscience" and demands their immediate release. Read more:

📹 #CristosalInTheMedia | Ruth López is a lawyer, defender, and professor and someone deeply conntected to the people. @noahbullock.bsky.social tells @aristeguionline.bsky.social why she’s one of the BBC’s 100 most influential women.

📢 The International Association of Lawyers (UIA) calls for the immediate release of Ruth López and Enrique Anaya. The global legal network expressed its deep concern over their arrests and urged Salvadoran authorities to uphold due process and the rule of law. www.uianet.org/en/actions/u...

🌈 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

📢 #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. 👇

📢 #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. 👇

📢 #CristosalUpdate | #PublicTrialForRuth 👉 It’s been one month since our colleague Ruth López was detained. We’re sharing verified and up-to-date information about her situation. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

One month after the detention of our colleague Ruth López, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns about the implications this case and the repression of civil society will have on the bilateral relationship with El Salvador. #FreedomForRuthLópez #HaveSomeDecency

"While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists". Via @washingtonpost.com

"Days before his arrest, Anaya railed on television against the detention of human rights lawyer Ruth López, who last week shouted, “They’re not going to silence me, I want a public trial,” as police escorted her shackled to court." Via @apnews.com #FreedomForRuthLópez apnews.com/article/trum...