July 16, 2024 12:58 PM

More than 60 children detained, beaten, tortured in El Salvador, HRW says

More than 60 children in El Salvador have been arbitrarily detained, tortured and beaten since the government declared a state of emergency over two years ago to combat gangs, a report by the Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Police and soldiers have detained 3,319 children and teenagers from March 2022 to April this year - the time from when the state of emergency was introduced and suspended certain civil rights to the start of mass trials, according to the New York-based rights group. "Ma...