The mother of a human rights lawyer arrested in El Salvador says she was able to see and speak with her daughter more than 24 hours after her arrest and declared her daughter’s innocence in what criti ...

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

(Washington, DC) – Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López, Human ...

Police showed up at the door of Ruth López, a prominent human rights defender, late Sunday night and placed her under arrest. López headed the anti-corruption unit at the Salvadoran human rights group ...

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

Police in El Salvador have arrested Ruth López, a prominent human rights defender who headed the anti-corruption unit at the rights group Cristosal. Also, Ontario approves billions of dollars for ...

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

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 ...

Rights group have condemned the move and have expressed concern that the attorney's whereabouts are still not known. View on ...