Ruth's arrest is part of a broader crackdown. A foreign agents law targeting civil society followed within days. Constitutional lawyer Enrique Anaya was jailed shortly after. By September, at least 140 HRDs and journalists had fled El Salvador.
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El Salvador lawmakers’ July 31 approval of a constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits was the latest action in a years-long process to dismantle the rule of law.
