📢 #ElSalvador: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮
Together with the @ProtectLawyers, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern over acts of police harassment against 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮. On 5 November 2026, police activity near his home and attempts to gain unauthorised access to his personal accounts were reported. These incidents raise concerns for his safety and that of his family.
Luis Rivera defends people facing political persecution or detained under the state of exception, and human rights defenders, with a focus on labour and trade union rights. He is one of the few voices still publicly denouncing obstacles to the free exercise of the legal profession and the lack of judicial independence in El Salvador.
🔹These incidents form part of a broader context of police harassment, surveillance and monitoring targeting human rights lawyers in El Salvador.
🔹Such practices can have a chilling effect on the legal profession and human rights defenders, potentially restricting the independent practice of law and encouraging self-censorship.
We urge the Salvadoran authorities to conduct an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into these incidents, guarantee the safety of Luis Rivera and his family, and ensure that he can practise his profession freely and independently.
🔗 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: tinyurl.com/56z32bn6
#LuisRivera #DefendtheDefenders #AccesstoJustice #LawyersforLawyers
Together with the @ProtectLawyers, Lawyers for Lawyers expresses concern over acts of police harassment against 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮. On 5 November 2026, police activity near his home and attempts to gain unauthorised access to his personal accounts were reported. These incidents raise concerns for his safety and that of his family.
Luis Rivera defends people facing political persecution or detained under the state of exception, and human rights defenders, with a focus on labour and trade union rights. He is one of the few voices still publicly denouncing obstacles to the free exercise of the legal profession and the lack of judicial independence in El Salvador.
🔹These incidents form part of a broader context of police harassment, surveillance and monitoring targeting human rights lawyers in El Salvador.
🔹Such practices can have a chilling effect on the legal profession and human rights defenders, potentially restricting the independent practice of law and encouraging self-censorship.
We urge the Salvadoran authorities to conduct an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into these incidents, guarantee the safety of Luis Rivera and his family, and ensure that he can practise his profession freely and independently.
🔗 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: tinyurl.com/56z32bn6
#LuisRivera #DefendtheDefenders #AccesstoJustice #LawyersforLawyers
