Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the Human and Community Rights Defense Unit (UNIDEHC) of El Salvador, is currently detained in El Salvador, and he may be transferred to Salvadoran prison.

The Clerics of Saint Viator have signed on to a petition to warn of dangers of transferring Zavala to prison, where he could be in extreme danger, and to urge respect for due process and his immediate release.

Visit the website of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) for the full story and a PDF of the statement.