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Report: El Salvador May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity
An international expert panel documented over 90,000 arbitrary detentions and numerous abuses under El Salvador's emergency powers since March 2022, urging independent investigations and sanctions.
- On March 10, GIPES presented to the IACHR a report concluding there are reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity occurred in El Salvador's state of exception.
- The state of exception, first imposed on March 27, 2022, followed a weekend of gang violence that left 87 people dead, while May 2021 Legislative Assembly actions dismissed magistrates and a 2025 constitutional amendment removed presidential term limits.
- Human rights groups documented abuses including beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence, forced nudity, denial of food, water, and medical care, with civil society recording 403 deaths in custody and 500 enforced disappearances.
- Salvadoran officials rejected the report, with President Bukele accusing Soros-funded groups of coordination, and Public Defender René Escobar denying claims of forced disappearance or torture.
- The report lands at a moment of regional significance as Costa Rica's $35m, 5,100-capacity mega-prison modelled on Cecot and praise from leaders like Javier Milei face scrutiny.
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El Salvador may have committed crimes against humanity under state of emergency, experts say
An international panel of legal experts has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that El Salvador's government committed crimes against humanity under a state of emergency that has been in force since March 2022.
·Berlin, Germany
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Independent EspañolThey claim that during this state of emergency, 540 cases of enforced disappearance have been reported up to February 2025 and 403 deaths in prisons, including four children, up to August of that year.
·Los Angeles, United States
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