the UN Human Rights Council said on Monday. The state of emergency was first approved in March 2022, and initially for a month, but has been renewed ever since, generating a wave of mass incarceration. The experts called for the measure to be lifted immediately and for the Government to review the sweeping new powers…
Football stadium stampede kills 12 and injures 90; Photo: File San Salvador: Twelve people were killed and 90 injured in a stampede before a football match between Alianza and Foz at a stadium in the Central American country of El Salvador. According to the World News Agency, the match between the teams of Alianza and…
A visitor receives support at the Diké LGBTI+ community and health centre in El Salvador. The centre, run by the Diké organization, provides a host of services to the LBGTI+ community, including sexual healthcare, psychological care, human rights education, advocacy activities and safe shelter for those who need it, including migrants and displaced persons. It…
An initial month-long crackdown on gangs was introduced on 27 March 2022 and has been regularly renewed, with the latest extension announced last week. At least 65,000 people, including children, have been detained since then. OHCHR underlined that the right to life, the absolute prohibition against torture, the principles of fair trial, and the procedural…
