OAS human rights body pleads with El Salvador amid gang crackdown


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  • Saturday, 04 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Police officers escort a man detained during the state of emergency to La Esperanza prison, in Ayutuxtepeque, El Salvador May 5, 2022. Picture taken May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) doubled down on its calls Friday for El Salvador's government to respect the rights and dignity of tens of thousands of Salvadorans detained during a nationwide state of emergency.

"The Commission reiterates its call to the State to ensure that actions related to citizen and prison security policies are implemented within the limits and procedures that guarantee respect for human rights and dignity," the IACHR said in a statement.

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