NGOs report 'widespread' rights violations since El Salvador began 'war against gangs' and call for authorities to offer 'credible evidence' for its continuation
NGOs say that"hundreds of people with no apparent connections to gangs' abusive activity" have been detained.
Prepared by Human Rights Watch and Salvadoran rights group Cristosal, Wednesday's report titled "We Can Arrest Anyone We Want" documents arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment of detainees over the last nine months. Lawmakers have since extended the emergency declaration multiple times while expanding police powers and increasing prison sentences for gang activity.Deaths among detainees
But the NGOs' report says that "hundreds of people with no apparent connections to gangs' abusive activity" have been detained, often based off their "appearance and social background" or anonymous calls and uncorroborated allegations on social media.
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