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• El Salvador Launches Unprecedented Mass Trials for 91,000 Detainees in Anti-Gang Crackdown

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The government of El Salvador has initiated massive collective trials for approximately 91,000 individuals detained under the ongoing state of exception. President Nayib Bukele’s a...

• Human Rights Report Alleges 500 Deaths in Salvadoran Custody Amid Ongoing Emergency Measures

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Americas

  As El Salvador marks the fourth anniversary of its state of emergency, the human rights organization Socorro Jurídico Humanitario reports that at least 500 individuals have died wh...