El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison

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More than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months in crackdown orchestrated by President Nayib BukeleAmnesty International has accused El Salvador’s government of committing “massive human rights violations” during an extraordinary security crackdown that has seen more than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months.The clampdown was orchestrated by the Central American country’s authoritarian-minded president, Nayib Bukele, in late March after a sudden eruption of bloodshed that saw 87 murders in a single weekend. Continue reading...

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