El Salvador

El Salvador ex-president sentenced to 14 years over gang talks
Mauricio Funes, who currently lives in Nicaragua, denies the charges and says 2012 truce was brokered by the church.
Published On 29 May 2023
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El Salvador’s Prison State
Fault Lines reports on El Salvador’s war on gangs and investigates claims of abuse and deaths in prison.
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Published On 24 May 2023
At least dozen killed in El Salvador football stadium crush
The police said initial reports point to a crush of fans who tried to enter the stadium to watch a match in the capital.
Published On 21 May 2023
El Salvador vows harsh response after slaying of police officer
Thousands of soldiers and police have encircled the city of Nueva Concepcion after the killing of a police officer.
Published On 17 May 2023

The Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says the Bukele government has attacked the country’s press and eroded rule of law.

Government has committed abuses such as torture, enforced disappearances in year-long gang crackdown, rights group says.

After a year of President Bukele’s state of emergency, a ‘new reality’ is settling into the country.

Measures enjoy widespread support, but rights groups say they have led to arbitrary arrests and prison overcrowding.

Rights groups have criticised a crackdown on crime, accusing the government of empowering itself to act with impunity.

The Salvadoran government has been accused of widespread abuses as it waives civil liberties to combat gang activity.

Growing number of people detained in gang crackdown being ‘rearrested’, experts say, raising fears policy will not end.

Government says emergency measures have led to drop in murders, but rights groups raise concerns about reported abuses.

The bill, backed by ruling party lawmakers allied with President Bukele, aims to attract national and foreign investors.

The government’s eight-month state of exception has seen civil liberties suspended and tens of thousands imprisoned.

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