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Tom Phillips in San Salvador

El Salvador accused of ‘massive’ human rights violations with 2% of adults in prison

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele participates in the graduation of new military personnel in April 2022.
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele participates in the graduation of new military personnel in April 2022. Photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images

Amnesty International has accused El Salvador’s government of committing “massive human rights violations” during an extraordinary security crackdown that has seen more than 36,000 people arrested in just over two months.

The clampdown was orchestrated by the Central American country’s authoritarian-minded president, Nayib Bukele, in late March after a sudden eruption of bloodshed that saw 87 murders in a single weekend.

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