El Salvador

An elderly woman stands in her doorway as armed Salvadoran troops patrol a residential area in Soyapango Dec. 5, 2022. A massive crackdown on gangs in El Salvador has led to ongoing human rights abuses, says a new report. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)

El Salvador crackdown on gangs causes human rights abuses, report says

A massive crackdown on gangs in El Salvador has led to ongoing human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, torture and deaths in custody, according to a report from a pair of human rights groups.
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