Virgos Groove Posted July 20 Posted July 20 (edited) Quote Thousands of children have been arrested in a mass antigang campaign in El Salvador since 2022 with many suffering abuse while in custody, said Human Rights Watch (HRW). The arrest campaign, beginning in March 2022 as part of El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's pledge to root out gangs from the once crime-ridden country, has created "severe human rights violations against children", said the group in a new report on Tuesday documenting the abuses. Quote Many of those arrested have "no apparent connection to gangs' abusive activity", and were apparently targeted based on their physical appearance or socioeconomic background, it said. At least 60 children suffered abuse in custody, the report alleged, including beatings and torture. Some were deprived of adequate food, healthcare, and contact with their families or coerced into making false confessions. Quote Their prison sentences, doled out with dubious evidence and lack of due process, can span up to 12 years for broadly defined crimes, it added. Al Jazeera (and the full HRW report) Edited July 20 by Virgos Groove 1
Mezik Posted July 20 Posted July 20 Oh the president that everyone said was shady, and violating human rights is actually *checks notes* violating human rights? I remember being told I was being colonialist and ignorant for expressing concern about the presidents ignorant and archaic policies but turns out they were… justified? 1
Vixen Eyes Posted July 20 Posted July 20 reading the title, i thought it was saying those doing the torturing were arrested
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