El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
October 07, 2026
October 07, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
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(Washington, DC) - Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves, Human Rights Watch said today.
For months, courts in El Salvador have held . . .
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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
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(Washington, DC) - Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves, Human Rights Watch said today.
For months, courts in El Salvador have held . . .