The dark side of El Salvador’s war on gangs

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s war on gangs is credited with slashing homicide rates and restoring security and dignity to citizens of what was once one of the world’s most dangerous countries.  The price, say observers and victims, is paid in arbitrary arrests, inhumane detention, even torture — and fear of a whole new kind. Under […]

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