The anti-mining law is a historic victory over the “dazzle of gold”
2017 Junio El Salvador
On March 29, 70 legislators from all political stripes in El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly passed the Law to Prohibit Metal Mining. The vote was unanimous...
The Death Squads are Back
1993 Diciembre El Salvador
Since the signing of the Peace Accords in January 1992, 24 FMLN members have been assassinated without the government determining either cause or culprit....
A Revealing Health Workers's Trike
1993 Noviembre El Salvador
Just as the Cristiani government launched a huge pre election publicity campaign stressing its achievements with the slogan "We'll keep getting better,"...
Elections: Will all be Able to Vote?
1993 Octubre El Salvador
One of the key challenges in Salvador's democratization process is to assure that the March 1994 elections be genuinely different from the simulation...
On all Fronts: Indecision Winning
1993 Septiembre El Salvador
Salvadoran reality does not seem to vary substantially; two old issues are still the most relevant. One is the intensifying tendency to neglect the...
Repercussions of the Managua Arms Cache
1993 Agosto El Salvador
The partial explosion of an arms arsenal in Managua that some say was no accident, and the discovery that it belonged to the Popular Liberation Front...
Elections Ahead, Peace Accords Behind?
1993 Julio El Salvador
Since the signing of the January 1992 peace accords, two key phases have commanded El Salvador's political scenario. The first was dominated by the...
From Insanity to Hope?
1993 Mayo El Salvador
While people throughout El Salvador were commemorating the 13th anniversary of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero's assassination, the ARENA government pushed...
Controversy Swirls Around Armed Forces
1993 Enero El Salvador
The issue of purging the Salvadoran armed forces has taken center stage for many Salvadorans. President Cristiani's non compliance with the recommendations...