Report on Salvadoran gang crackdown details killings, other abuses
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters El Salvador’s extended crackdown on the country’s gangs has led to abuses, including at least 86 detainees deaths while in custody, many showing signs of torture, suggesting “state responsibility,” according to an independent report released on Wednesday. The report by Human Rights Watch and Salvadoran justice non-profit Cristosal marks the […]
In El Salvador’s gang crackdown, quotas drive “arbitrary” arrests of innocents
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters Dozens of innocent people have been apprehended in El Salvador in recent months amid President Nayib Bukele’s “war on gangs,” after superiors forced officers to meet daily arrest quotas during a state of emergency, five officials told Reuters. In March, El Salvador registered 62 murders in a single day, the […]