Report: At least 153 people arrested under special powers have died in Salvadoran prisons

153 people arrested during El Salvador’s crackdown on street gangs die in custody, report says

At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country’s powerful street gangs have died in state custody, according to a report released Monday by the human rights group Cristosal. None of those who died had been convicted of a crime they were accused of at the time of their arrest. There were four women among the victims and the rest were men. The deaths were the result of torture, and sy…

At least 153 people arrested under special powers have died in Salvadoran prisons: report

At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country's powerful street gangs have died in state custody, according to a report released Monday by the human rights group Cristosal.

At least 150 people jailed under El Salvador's emergency powers have died, according to new report

At least 153 people jailed under El Salvador's emergency powers to fight street gangs have died in state custody, according to a report by rights group Cristosal.

At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador

A new report which claims dozens of prisoners were tortured and killed in jail after being caught up in the year-long security crackdown. The detailed 107-page report from human rights group Cristosal said at least 153 people had died in custody after being arrested as part of President Nayib Bukele’s year-long offensive against the Central American country’s notorious “pandillas”. The NGO said it had confirmed 29 of those fatalities as violent …

El Salvador: At least 153 died in custody in govt's war on gangs, says report

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At least 153 people arrested under special powers have died in Salvadoran prisons: Report

At least 153 people jailed since El Salvador instituted emergency powers in March 2022 to confront the country's powerful street gangs have died in state custody, according to a report released on Monday by the human rights group Cristosal.None of those who died had been convicted of a crime they were accused of at the time of their arrest. There were four women among the victims and the rest were men.The deaths were the result of torture, and s…