Inter-American Court finds El Salvador liable for obstetric violence in high-risk pregnancy case

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced on Friday its judgment finding El Salvador violated human rights law by denying a woman seeking a pregnancy termination timely access to medical care in 2013. The decision in Beatriz y otros v. El Salvador …

El Salvador found guilty of 'obstetric violence' in historic abortion ruling

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday ruled against El Salvador for barring a woman from getting an abortion, despite her life being at risk and her fetus being unviable. It ordered the Salvadoran government to pay compensation, establish …

El Salvador violated woman’s rights in high-risk pregnancy case, court rules

El Salvador violated a woman’s rights after denying her an abortion in 2013 despite doctors’ calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said Friday. The case of the woman, a domestic worker known as Beatriz …

El Salvador To Continue Buying Bitcoin, Defying IMF Warning

The El Salvador National Bitcoin Office confirmed that it would continue its regular BTC purchases despite warnings from the IMF. El Salvador confirmed on Thursday that it would proceed topping up its Bitcoin (BTC) reserves. It hints that it may even do so …

A woman wears a green handkerchief in support of the case of 'Beatriz' and others v. El Salvador; Beatriz had been ...

Court rules against El Salvador in controversial abortion case

El Salvador president proposes bill to overturn metals mining ban

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the head of the president’s bloc in Congress said on Friday. The bill is an “ …

Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a …

International court rules against El Salvador in key abortion rights case

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that El Salvador violated the human rights of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy in 2013. The court has ordered the Central American country to adopt “all …

El Salvador violated woman's rights in high-stakes abortion case, court rules

SAN JOSE/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador violated a woman's rights after denying her an abortion in 2013 despite doctors' calls to terminate her high-risk pregnancy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)said on Friday. The case …