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On Wednesday April 10th, a judge in San Salvador will rule whether five community leaders and water defenders, members of the community of Santa Marta and the ADES Association in Cabañas, El Salvador, should be acquitted or stand trial for an alleged crime that took place 34 year ago in the context of the Salvadorean civil war.Since their detention, in January 2023, hundreds of international organizations and high profile supporters have denounced that their detention is politically motivated given the lack of evidence presented by the Attorney General's office to warrant the charges, the massive violation of legal rights and due process under the current “state of exception” imposed by President Nayib Bukele to combat gangs, and the intention of the Salvadorean government to revert the prohibition on metal mining for which the Water Defenders gained international notoriety in 2017.Please join us for a conversation with the members of the legal defense team, ADES and representtive of international organizations for an update on the case and to discuss the implications of this case in the wider fight for justice and the defense of Human Rights in El Salvador.