El Salvador's year-long gang crackdown shows no signs of slowing down.

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El Salvador's year-long gang crackdown shows no signs of slowing down.
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El Salvador has completed one year of its emergency anti-gang measure, which has led to the arrest of over 66,400 people, with 4,300 of them released. The crackdown has resulted in a drop in gang-related violence, but human rights groups have flagged over 5,800 suspected cases of rights violations and 111 deaths of those incarcerated. The government has suspended some rights, and police no longer need to inform the suspect why they are being arrested or to inform them of their rights. The conditions of Salvadorian prisons are notoriously poor, and a new mega-prison has been rolled out to hold up to 40,000 gang members.

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