El Salvador's year-long gang crackdown results in thousands locked up in mega-prison.
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El Salvador has extended its state of emergency for the 12th time, which suspends certain civil liberties and allows arrests without warrants, government access to private communications, and detentions without the right to a lawyer. The measures have led to around 66,000 arrests in the Central American nation, but human rights groups and United Nations experts have raised serious concerns around violations of due process, arbitrary arrests, and mistreatment of detainees. President Nayib Bukele's government plans to ensure that detainees remain behind bars, particularly in advance of 2024 elections.
- El Salvador extends emergency powers in year-long gang crackdown Al Jazeera English
- 'Never return': El Salvador locks up gang-bangers in new mega-prison with promise of no release Fox News
- Thousands more gang members locked up in El Salvador 'mega prison' Reuters
- Another 2,000 suspected gang members land in El Salvador's mega-prison New York Post
- El Salvador: 2,000 more to prison, vows will 'never return' Yahoo News
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