El Salvador’s Anti-Gang Crackdown: Children Face Harsh Sentences and Alleged Torture
More than 1,000 minors have been convicted of crimes under a state of emergency in force in El Salvador since March 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday, denouncing indiscriminate arrests and even torture. Children have received sentences ranging from two to 12 years in prison, “often on such overly broad charges as unlawful …
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