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El Salvador Human Rights Lawyer Still in Jail One Year on

MagistratesVenezuelansMsmSecurity Services

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No concrete commercial mechanism identified. The article covers a human rights and legal case in El Salvador with no direct impact on commodity prices, supply chains, corporate margins, or investment flows. No company, sector, or product-level commercial channel is present.

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  • Ruth López, anti-corruption lawyer, has been in pretrial detention for over a year since May 18, 2025.
  • Initially charged with embezzlement, later changed to illicit enrichment.
  • Part of broader crackdown on government critics under President Nayib Bukele.
  • At least 140 human rights defenders and journalists have been exiled.
  • Inter-American Commission on Human Rights raised concerns about safety and detention conditions.

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