The 18th Street Gang, also known as “Barrio 18,” is one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere. Like its better known rival, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), the …
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The story of Dalila Johana Flores Flores is one of thousands of arbitrary detentions that have taken place in El Salvador. Her experience demonstrates that, under the state of emergency, …
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More than a dozen confidential reports from El Salvador’s National Civil Police obtained by InSight Crime reveal that, although “weakened” after a year and a half under a state of …
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Military crackdowns and mass trials show that there’s no end in sight in El Salvador’s anti-gang state of exception.
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The Honduran government’s anti-gang crackdown risks oversimplifying the causes behind the country’s violence.
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Honduras Makes Few Advances Against Crime During 6-Month State of Exception
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneAfter six months, the state of exception in Honduras has failed to significantly reduce gang violence and extortion.
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In El Salvador, crackdowns have led to rapid improvements in security. But there is real doubt about whether gangs are gone for good or what Bukele’s real motives may have …
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While thousands of gang members have been arrested in El Salvador, some may have moved their activities to Mexico.
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El Salvador’s ruthless gang crackdown has led to mass incarceration and human rights abuses. But will it be replicated elsewhere?
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True Cost of El Salvador’s War on Gangs Still Being Tallied
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThe escalation of El Salvador’s gang crackdown in the city of Soyapango has raised severe questions as to whether gang members are really still being rooted out.