At least 537 people have died in Salvadoran prisons while detained under the state of exception since March 2022, with 94% of the deceased lacking any gang profile, according to a report by the non-governmental organization Sociedad Jurídico Humanitario (SJH). The group warned that the real death toll could exceed 1,000 due to a systematic […]

Bolivia’s lower house approved a bill regulating States of Exception, defining emergency powers, military participation, and oversight mechanisms.

Bolivia’s government is considering a State of Exception as nationwide protests and roadblocks deepen a political crisis involving President Rodrigo Paz and former leader Evo Morales.

Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz presented a controversial state of exception bill to Congress on June 3, aiming to deploy military forces to suppress 34 consecutive days of nationwide social protests. The Executive initiative seeks to legally regulate military intervention on public streets. This decision comes as major peasant organizations, labor unions, and social movements demand […]

El Salvador enacts life sentences for minors, drawing criticism from international human rights organizations.

Over 500 deaths in custody raise concerns about rights violations under El Salvador’s state of exception.

A report presented before the IACHR warns that abuses during El Salvador’s state of exception could constitute crimes against humanity.

Families in San Salvador protested collective prosecutions under El Salvador’s emergency rule, citing lack of evidence, blocked defenses, and thousands of alleged wrongful arrests.

The ‘State of Exception’s purpose is to exert control over all voices that do not align with the official narrative, said attorney Ortiz. On Thursday, the human rights organization Tutela Legal “Maria Julia Hernandez” (TLMJH) denounced that at least 415 people have died in Salvadoran prisons while in state custody since the beginning of the […]