El Salvador likely committed crimes against humanity during state of emergency, jurists say


People wait for a bus by a produce store in downtown San Salvador, El Salvador, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

March 10 (Reuters) - A ⁠group of international jurists on Tuesday accused ⁠Salvadoran authorities of committing crimes against humanity ‌in a report filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

The complaint alleges systematic acts of torture, murder, and forced ​disappearances under the country's controversial ⁠state of exception, which ⁠the government of President Nayib Bukele imposed four years ⁠ago ‌on March.

(Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)

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