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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

🚨 #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...

🚨#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...

🗓️ 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

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...

“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...

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

After more than 40 years, the El Mozote massacre case is closer than ever to a public trial—a result of survivors’ courage and decades of resistance to impunity. Truth can be delayed. The question is whether it will be allowed to move forward. 🔗 cristosal.substack.com/p/el-mozote-...

Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock joins Tommy Vietor (Pod Save America) to reflect on 2025, democracy in Central America, and the role of U.S. politics. 📆 Jan 9, 2026 🕐 1:00 PM ET 🔗 Register streamyard.com/watch/VuUKfz...

Con 90 mil personas presas y 46 renovaciones del estado de excepción, El Salvador es hoy laboratorio del populismo punitivo. @ernestolpv.bsky.social conversa con @noahbullock.bsky.social de @cristosal.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7GnF...

📢 #JusticeForElMozote | The case of the El Mozote massacre and surrounding areas has moved into the public trial phase — a decisive step toward a public hearing after more than four decades of struggle by the victims. Read our full statement #ElSalvador

(1/2) The continued detention of human rights lawyer and our valued partner Ruth López is a grave injustice. Ruth deserves transparency, due process, and her freedom.

We reiterate that the detention of Ruth López is unjust and disproportionate, and violates international human rights standards as well as our own legal frameworks. We will continue supporting all efforts to ensure her freedom and her right to a fair trial #FreeRuth #HaveDecency #RuthBloomsInFreedom

200 days into a wait that should have never existed. Hope persists, but justice is urgent. Ruth deserves a fair process — and her freedom. Help her voice be heard. Amplify and share: 🌸 #RuthBloomsInFreedom 🙏 #HaveSomeDecency

Giving Tuesday. We’re carrying protection into 2026 — Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador. Victims keep demanding truth. We keep walking with them. Give today: crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonati... #GivingTuesday #Cristosal

“Presidents don’t convict people—judges do.” Noah Bullock reminds us what separates democracy from authoritarianism. Our HRW–Cristosal report links a U.S. policy decision to torture abroad for the first time since the War on Terror. 📹 Watch the clip #Cristosal #HRW #CECOT #CNN #Amanpour

Today we celebrate Ruth's fourth recognition in the last two years—and her third just in 2025. Thank you, Ruth, for reminding us that defending rights is also an act of hope. 💛🌿 #RuthBloomsInFreedom

The Salvadoran government claims its prisons meet international standards. Our findings say otherwise. On CNN, Noah Bullock details evidence of torture and disappearances inside CECOT. 📹 Watch the clip #Cristosal #HRW #CECOT #HumanRights

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