"Ruth López collaborated in the theft of funds from state coffers," the Attorney General's Office said in its post on X.

Ruth López was detained Sunday in what rights groups say represents a ‘dangerous escalation’ in President Nayib Bukele’s ...

El Salvador authorities have arrested Ruth López, a prominent anti-corruption and human rights attorney with Cristosal.

El Salvador's authorities have arrested a lawyer from one of the country's leading human rights organisations, in a ...

The corruption charges against Salvadoran rights activist Ruth López, a leading critic of President Nayib Bukele, are ...

Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by police in El Salvador late Sunday.

The undersigned international organizations condemn the detention of human rights defender Ruth López. The National Police ...

Authorities in El Salvador have arrested a prominent attorney critical of President Nayib Bukele, in a move criticized by ...

Ruth Lopez, a prominent human rights lawyer in El Salvador, was arrested on embezzlement charges. Her organization, Cristosal, claims her detainment is politically motivated. The arrest is linked to a ...

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El Salvadoran authorities have arrested a prominent human rights and anti-corruption lawyer over accusations of embezzlement while she served as a state official.