The Dictatorship in El Salvador Takes Ruth López Hostage

The secrecy with which the Salvadoran state keeps the judicial file against Ruth López, head of anti-corruption and justice for a human rights organization, is just one of the many arbitrary aspects of her case. It is also characteristic of the dictatorship, which keeps over 85,000 cases from the regime of exception under wraps. The government wants everything related to Ruth to remain hidden, even whether it is complying with the precautionary measures issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in September for her protection.