A prominent human rights group critical of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has suspended operations in the country, citing the government’s harassment, repression and persecution of human rights defenders.

El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, says it is leaving the country after harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele

(Reuters) -El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's drive to consolidate his grip on power and crack down on critics and humanitarian organizations has forced a leading human rights organization to suspend operations in the country and go into exile,