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El Salvador likely committed crimes against humanity during state of emergency, jurists say
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On Tuesday, a group of international jurists accused the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele of committing "crimes against humanity," such as torture and disappearances, in his war against gangs.
The GIPES (International Group of Experts and Experts for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations in the State of Exception in El Salvador) produced the report, which was presented during a public hearing of the IACHR (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights) in Guatemala.
A group of international lawyers accuses the leadership of El Salvador of crimes against humanity.
Accusations of Crimes Against Humanity in El Salvador Unveiled
A group of international jurists has accused El Salvador's government of committing crimes against humanity under a state of exception. The allegations, filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, suggest systematic torture, murder, and forced disappearances endorsed by President Nayib Bukele's administration, amid a significant reduction in homicides.
There are reasonable grounds to believe that the Government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has committed crimes against humanity such as murder, imprisonment of children, torture, sexual violence and enforced disappearances, within the framework of the emergency regime imposed since March 2022. That is the conclusion reached by a report prepared by an international group of experts, who will present the findings at the headquarters of the …
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