Human Rights Watch: El Salvador - Statement at the US House Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2023:
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I am honored to appear before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Organized crime and gangs have a dramatic impact on human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) reports that the Americas has the highest homicide rate in the world, with 15 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021, and approximately 50 percen . . .
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I am honored to appear before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Organized crime and gangs have a dramatic impact on human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) reports that the Americas has the highest homicide rate in the world, with 15 homicides per 100,000 people in 2021, and approximately 50 percen . . .