MEXICO CITY — Thousands of poverty-stricken children in El Salvador have suffered arbitrary detention, torture and other abuse as part of President Nayib Bukele’s “war on gangs,” Human Rights Watch ...

Mercedarian Sr. Silvia Flores darted across a street, setting her sight on her target: a woman selling fruit close to a busy street in El Salvador's crowded and bustling capital. But it wasn't fruit ...

(Washington, DC) – El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has approved measures that will transfer children to the country’s adult prison system, exposing them to a heightened risk of abuse and violating ...

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) -- Tears welled in Alex's eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by ...

SANTA ANA, El Salvador — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El ...

El Salvador’s state of emergency, declared in March 2022, has led to severe human rights violations against children of low-income communities. Many children have been doubly victimized by gang ...

More than 1,000 minors have been convicted of crimes under a state of emergency in force in El Salvador since March 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday, denouncing indiscriminate arrests and ...

Santa Ana, El Salvador — Tears welled in Alex's eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by El ...

Over 40,000 children in El Salvador have experienced the detention of one or both parents as a result of President Nayib Bukele’s anti-gang campaign. Bukele's campaign has led to the detention of over ...

SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he thought about more than a year of birthdays and holidays without his mother, who was swept up by ...