American Association of Jurists Demands Release of Venezuelan Migrants Detained in El Salvador’s CECOT Prison - teleSUR English

The US has sent hundreds of migrants to El Salvador where they are being held without trial in the CECOT prison, which is known for its harsh treatment of inmates. Satellite images are now being circulated that allegedly show blood and dead bodies. But these claims lack evidence, Verification Aid's review shows.

By Merlin Delcid, CNN The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization on Monday called on the Salvadoran government to respect the human rights of Venezuelans detained in the Central American country, denouncing that they were not allowed to meet with 10 of the people they represent.

One of those deported to the CECOT is Venezuelan Edicson David Quintero Chacón. On April 16, a group of attorneys from the American Immigration Council, the National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a habeas corpus petition asking a federal judge to order his immediate release. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits El Salvador's CECOT on March 26, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour) President…

In recent days, Justice Minister Gerald Campos visited the maximum security prison in El Salvador known as the “Centro de Confinación del Terrorismo” (Cecot), in his words, to “take good practices and see how we can bring them to a successful conclusion in our legal system”, even saying that in that center “the fundamental rights are respected”. Such statements show an alarming ignorance of the undeniable statistical reality that is lived at the…

American Association of Jurists Demands Release of Venezuelan Migrants Detained in El Salvador’s CECOT Prison - teleSUR English

The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) has condemned the illegal transfer and detention of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, denouncing the Trump and Bukele administrations for grave human rights violations and calling for the immediate release of the detainees. Related: Supreme Court Halts Trump Administration’s Deportation of Venezuelans Using Alien Enemies Act The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) issued a forcefu…

The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) rejected on Sunday the violations committed by the Trump Administration and the Government of El Salvador by illegally transferring and abducting hundreds of Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. to the Central American nation, and demanded their immediate release. Through a statement, the AAJ denounced that these actions violate the protections guaranteed under the fifth and sixth amendments of the U.S. Con…