El Salvador's Gang Crackdown Leads to Torture and Imprisonment of Children: Report
TL;DR
A Human Rights Watch report reveals that about 3,000 children, some as young as 12, have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador's mass arrests under President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang crackdown. Despite significant reductions in violence, the report highlights severe human rights abuses, including torture and overcrowded, dangerous detention conditions. The report urges the government to review these cases and calls on international bodies to withhold support from agencies involved in the abuses.
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- Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says The Guardian
- El Salvador Children Tortured, Imprisoned In Gang Crackdown: HRW Barron's
- Children ‘tortured, abused’ in El Salvador’s prisons: Report Al Jazeera English
- More than 60 children detained, beaten and tortured in El Salvador, rights group says NBC News
- El Salvador children tortured, convicted of crime in gang crackdown: report South China Morning Post
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