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El Salvador Chose Safety Over Rights. Now What?

Mass trials, suspended rights, and 248 gang members sentenced to centuries in prison. The results are clear, but so are the risks.

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Felipe Torres Gianvittorio
Dec 23, 2025
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More than 90,000 people have been detained in El Salvador under the state of emergency imposed by President Nayib Bukele in 2022. The image shows inmates inside the CECOT prison, built to hold suspec…
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