Ruth has been arbitrarily detained for ... days and incommunicado for more than 270 days. El Salvador's courts are captured. The Human Rights Ombudsperson mocks the case. International pressure is the only lever that works. This petition is part of that pressure.
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Every signature adds to the international pressure demanding Ruth's immediate and unconditional release. This petition is used by activists, lawyers, and diplomats to keep her case alive.
El Salvador is ignoring the IACHR. The world shouldn't.
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Ruth López remains incommunicado in El Salvador for exposing Bukele's corruption. Amnesty declared her a prisoner of conscience. The IACHR ordered her release. The regime ignored it. #FreeRuthLopez 👉 libertadpararuth.org
A Salvadoran lawyer named by the BBC as one of the 100 most influential women in the world remains arbitrarily detained and held incommunicado. Her only "crime": exposing the Bukele government's corruption. The IACHR ordered her release. The regime ignored it. Sign the petition and share her story: 👉 libertadpararuth.org #FreeRuthLopez
A lawyer wins the ABA 2025 International Human Rights Award — and remains locked up, incommunicado, in El Salvador. Ruth López was arrested for investigating government corruption. Amnesty International declared her a prisoner of conscience. The IACHR ordered her release. The Bukele regime ignored it. Sign the petition: libertadpararuth.org #FreeRuthLopez #HumanRights #ElSalvador
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"Briefe gegen das Vergessen" (Letters Against Forgetting)
Letter-writing campaign addressed to President Bukele and the Salvadoran embassy in Germany demanding Ruth's immediate and unconditional release.
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2026
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