THE WEEK12d
The El Salvador mega-prison at the centre of Trump's deportation scheme
Testimony from former prisoners reveals torture, overcrowding, lack of medical attention, and denial of basic necessities ...
CounterPunch11d
Beatings, Overcrowding and Food Deprivation: US Deportees Face Distressing Human Rights Conditions in El Salvador’s Mega-Prison
Inmates are frequently subjected to punishments including food deprivation and electric shocks. Indeed, a U.S. State Department’s 2023 country report on El Salvador noted the “harsh and life ...
Human Rights Watch11d
Human Rights Watch declaration on prison conditions in El Salvador for the J.G.G. v. Trump case
I, Juanita Goebertus, declare the following under 28 U.S.C. § 1746, and state that ...
Inter Press Service10d
Food Security and Water, a Priority for Border Towns in Central America
The hope of Salvadoran Cristian Castillo to harvest tomatoes in a municipality of the Central American Dry Corridor hung by a ...
CNN8d
El Salvador says families can file complaints over unjust detention in notorious mega-prison
Families of Venezuelan deportees held in El Salvador’s infamous Cecot prison can petition the Salvadoran government for their release – but the fruitfulness of that process is an open question ...