Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Face Torture and Abuse, Rights Groups Say
TL;DR
An advocacy group alleges that Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador faced torture and sexual violence, with claims of abuse at detention facilities. The US government defends its immigration policies, while concerns about human rights abuses in El Salvador persist, despite the deportees being eventually exchanged back to Venezuela in a prisoner swap.
- Venezuelans deported from the US to El Salvador were tortured, advocacy group alleges Politico
- Dozens of Venezuelans deported from US to notorious Salvadoran prison subjected to torture, rights groups claim in new report CNN
- “You Have Arrived in Hell”: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison | HRW Human Rights Watch
- In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted Facebook
- “You Have Arrived in Hell” Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison [EN/PT] ReliefWeb
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