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El Salvador: The institutionalization of human rights violations after two years of emergency rule — El Salvador: La institucionalización de la violación de derechos humanos tras dos años del régimen de excepción

El Salvador: The institutionalization of human rights violations after two years of emergency rule — El Salvador: La institucionalización de la violación de derechos humanos tras dos años del régimen de excepción

Reducing gang violence by replacing it with state violence cannot be a success. — Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International The suspension of rights that, according to international standards, must be guaranteed at all times, such as the right to a fair...
“We have had more than seven years without gangs and many years without reporting acts of violence”: inhabitants in the Chalatenango siege — “Tenemos más de siete años sin pandillas y teníamos muchos años de no reportar hechos de violencia”: habitantes en cerco de Chalatenango

“We have had more than seven years without gangs and many years without reporting acts of violence”: inhabitants in the Chalatenango siege — “Tenemos más de siete años sin pandillas y teníamos muchos años de no reportar hechos de violencia”: habitantes en cerco de Chalatenango

Inhabitants of the areas surrounded by police and military in the department of Chalatenango maintain that this security measure has a political background and is a way to intimidate the organized communities in that area of the country. Since Sunday, March 24 in the...