# Human rights activities in Argentina and El Salvador > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/human-rights-activities-in-argentina-and-el-salvador > Updated: 2026-09-27T22:44:13.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2. In El Salvador, social organizations including COFAPPES, the Feminist Assembly, and the Madres por la Libertad collective held a protest at the Izalco Penitentiary Complex. The demonstration sought to demand the release of human rights defender Ruth López, who has been imprisoned for nearly 500 days. Protesters characterized López’s detention as political persecution carried out under the country’s current state of exception, alleging that her arrest is a government strategy to silence critical voices and bypass legitimate judicial processes. In Argentina, the documentary ‘La noche se quedó sin música’ (The Night Ran Out of Music), directed by Belisario Martínez, was screened at the Ateneo Cultural ‘Profesor Enrique Urcola’. The film chronicles the final performance of singer Mercedes Sosa in La Plata on October 21, 1978, an event that preceded her exile, using contemporary and archival footage to preserve a significant moment in Argentine cultural and political history. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-27: Human rights activists in Argentina and El Salvador hold commemorative and protest events A documentary about Mercedes Sosa’s final performance before exile was screened in Argentina, while activists in El Salvador protested the prolonged imprisonment of human rights defender Ruth López. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/human-rights-activists-in-argentina-and-el-salvador-hold-commemorative-and-protest-events ### 2026-09-04: Legal actions taken in Salta labor case and Memphis immigration raid Authorities in Salta, Argentina, charged an entrepreneur with human trafficking and labor exploitation, while activists in Memphis, US, protest the community impact of a recent ICE immigration raid. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-actions-taken-in-salta-labor-case-and-memphis-immigration-raid --- Cite as: Human rights activities in Argentina and El Salvador. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/human-rights-activities-in-argentina-and-el-salvador