Human Rights Organizations Report Abuses in El Salvador Prisons to CIDH

El Salvador · Latin America + Caribbean region

Human rights organizations including Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, Socorro Jurídico Humanitario, and Cristosal have filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They reported issues affecting detainees in El Salvador, specifically including deaths in custody, torture, denial of medical care, malnutrition, and overcrowding.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.