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Judge orders El Salvador human rights lawyer jailed for 6 months pending trial
A judge in El Salvador has ordered a lawyer from a prominent human rights organization who has been an outspoken critic of ...
A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes
El Salvador’s arrest of an anticorruption lawyer from a well-known human rights organization last month is the latest example ...
Chicago Tribune3d
Abogada de DDHH detenida en El Salvador va a prisión provisional seis meses por orden de juez
Ruth Eleonora López, quien fue detenida por la policía el 18 de mayo por un supuesto caso de peculado, pero no le formularon cargos sino hasta más de dos semanas después. El lunes pasado, la fiscalía ...
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El Salvador human rights lawyer demands public trial as police haul her before judge
Observers say the case against Ruth Eleonora López is retaliation for her work while authorities allege she aided one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. Authorities ...
Seattle Times5d
A lawyer’s prolonged detention shows how El Salvador’s gang emergency extends to common crimes
Police arrested Ruth Eleonora López at her home on May 18, alleging she aided one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. López has denied the accusations, but did not appear ...
The Washington Post5d
A lawyer's prolonged detention shows how El Salvador's gang emergency extends to common crimes
Police arrested Ruth Eleonora López at her home on May 18, alleging she aided one of her former employers being prosecuted for embezzlement. López has denied the accusations, but did not appear ...