El Salvador’s state of emergency has now been in place for a year as part of President Nayib Bukele’s “war” on gang violence. theSun theSundaily crisis gangviolence ElSalvador UnitedNations
Women sell snacks on a street of Las Margaritas neighborhood during an anti-gang patrol following a year-long state of emergency against gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador March 24, 2023. REUTERSpix: The United Nations on Tuesday said it was alarmed over potential arbitrary detentions and troubling conditions in El Salvador's jails amid a crime crackdown in the Central American country.
However, during this time, the government has taken “several measures that raise serious human rights concerns,“ UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Marta Hurtado told reporters in Geneva. Bukele unveiled what he called the largest prison in the Americas in February, intended to hold 40,000 suspected gang members -- more than doubling the country's current total capacity of 30,000 inmates across 20 prisons.“We have received allegations of serious violations of prisoners’ rights, such as prolonged solitary confinement and inmates with chronic disease not receiving prescribed medication.
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