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October 29th, 2025

#15 | 170 Days Without Freedom in El Salvador

Across Central America, stories of resistance and repression collide. In El Salvador, human rights defenders like Ruth López mark 170 days in prison, and Nicaragua parades its version of “gender equality,” led by Camila Ortega, the dictator’s daughter. These contrasts reveal a region where justice and hypocrisy coexist in plain sight.

Elsewhere, communities continue to fight for dignity. Land defenders detained for protecting the El Bosque Cooperative call for urgent justice, and in Costa Rica, the upcoming elections unfold under the shadow of sexual abuse scandals—linking figures from Rodrigo Chaves to Fabricio Alvarado. Power and silence, once again, shape the political stage.

Meanwhile, the region’s environmental and human struggles converge. Central American territories prepare their demands for COP30, insisting on climate justice and leadership from the Global South. And far from home, a tragedy underscores the human toll of migration policy: ICE deports Costa Rican Randall Gamboa while he remains in a vegetative state. The region speaks, and the echoes demand to be heard.

Ruth López and Human Rights Defenders Reach 170 Days Behind Bars: In El Salvador, the prolonged detention of Ruth López and her colleagues underscores the shrinking space for dissent under Bukele’s rule.

Camila Ortega’s Feminism for the Few: The daughter of Nicaragua’s dictators leads the regime’s celebration of “gender equality,” raising the question: equality for what and for whom?for what and for whom?

Imprisoned for Protecting the Forest: Members of El Bosque Cooperative in Guatemala face criminalization for defending their land — a growing trend across Central America.

Costa Rica’s Elections Shadowed by Sexual Abuse Allegations: From Rodrigo Chaves to Fabricio Alvarado, the presidential race is haunted by accusations that expose the persistence of impunity and misogyny in politics

Central America’s Climate Demands Ahead of COP30: Territories across the region call for climate justice and recognition of local leadership as the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil.

Deported and Left in a Vegetative State: The case of Randall Gamboa reveals the brutality of U.S. immigration enforcement — and its human cost for migrants across the region.

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