That leader, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, built his reputation on being extremely tough on his country’s gangs and reducing homicide rates. “Sometimes they say that we imprisoned thousands,” Bukele told Trump at the April 14, 2025, meeting as cameras rolled....
Although it slightly outpaces Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama, it still falls short of regional leaders like Costa Rica and Honduras. Education Investment Ranking (% of GDP) – Central America (2023) Costa Rica: 6.2% Belize: 4.2–4.6% Honduras: 4.5% El Salvador: 3.2%...
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security model has become a benchmark in the region. His government highlights a sharp drop in violence following more than 90,000 arrests under the state of exception. But human rights organizations warn of abuses, a lack of...
The ruling party lost its composure over the report on the state of exception drafted by five international jurists and presented before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The experts’ conclusion is unequivocal: crimes against humanity have been...
Speaking to an attentive crowd at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) —the annual gathering of America’s right-wing elite that has since gone global—Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, a man who has branded himself “the world’s coolest...
A 20-year-old Venezuelan who was allegedly tortured at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) has filed a personal injury claim against the U.S. government through a law firm in Utah. According to attorneys at Parker & McConkie, Johnny Hernández entered the...
