The direct statement made by Donald Trump last Thursday, claiming that the reduction of crime in El Salvador is due to the country sending criminals to the United States, was analyzed by academics and politicians who offered varying interpretations on how to assess...
The Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump, stated on Thursday that crime in Venezuela and El Salvador is falling, not due to their rulers, but because they are sending criminals to the United States. Trump revisited his battle against Mara...
School supply providers fear significant losses due to non-payment and possible contract cancellations after the central government announced a plan for the manufacturing of uniforms and school shoes within correctional facilities. “We have been working in our...
Fidel Antonio Zavala was arrested in February 2022 for an alleged fraud that he ultimately proved he did not commit. However, his time in prison allowed him to witness abuses that, according to him, prison guards committed daily against inmates, both common criminals...
Summary Police and soldiers in El Salvador arrested Carolina González (pseudonym), a 17-year-old student from a rural town in Sonsonate state, on July 1, 2022, without showing her a warrant. Security forces accused Carolina of collaborating with gangs. She recalls...
The state of exception imposed since March 2022 by controversial president Nayib Bukele in El Salvador has left more than 3,000 minors detained arbitrarily and subjected to trials violating due process, reveals a report published this Tuesday by human rights...
