Bukele invokes the Nuremberg trials to justify mass trials against gang leaders accused of 29,000 homicides Human rights defenders criticize the process, calling it a judicial ‘shortcut’ that seeks convictions instead of establishing individual accountability
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Human rights defenders criticize the process, calling it a judicial ‘shortcut’ that seeks convictions instead of establishing individual accountability
Thousands of Salvadorans marched through the capital on May 1 to denounce what they called democratic setbacks under President Nayib Bukele and to demand the release of people they described as innocent who were detained in the government’s crackdown on gangs. The demonstration marked International Workers’ Day and highlighted persistent criticism of a state of […] The post Salvadorans Protest Bukele’s Policies in May Day March appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .
At 44, Bukele has built the world’s highest imprisonment rate and scrapped presidential term limits. What comes next?
El Salvador puts 486 MS-13 leaders on trial for 29,000 killings in process Bukele compares to Nuremberg El Salvador launched in late April the largest trial in the country's history against 486 alleged leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha-13, accused of ordering more than 29,000 killings committed between 2012 and 2022, in a process President Nayib Bukele described as "historic" and compared to the Nuremberg trials against Nazi leaders after the Second World War. The proceedings, held before a specialized tribunal with anonymous judges, represent the first case worldwide in which the "command responsibility" principle has been applied to a gang structure.
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