El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has been implementing aggressive measures to combat crime, including capturing perpetrators and cracking down on gangs. His approach, characterized by severe sentences and the suspension of civil liberties, has led to a significant reduction in gang violence but has also raised concerns about the erosion of democratic institutions. Critics point to a high toll, with hundreds of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, and deaths in state custody. Despite Bukele's claim that El Salvador is now the 'safest' country in Latin America, there are growing apprehensions about the human rights implications of his tactics.
V good essay on the stunningly successful Bukele crackdown on gangs in El Salvador, which had a murder rate of 107 per 100,000 in 2015 and was at 5.5 per 100,000 last year. I’d wanted to read something like this for a ages. Long but very informative. https://t.co/WedLKGbfoX https://t.co/HMopgjXV7m
“Militarized states of emergency are no substitute for a long-term public safety strategy.” Read @Gustavo_F_M on the so-called Bukele model for combating organized crime—and the consequences of El Salvador’s militarization of public safety. https://t.co/NQestEDUOP
Are the crime-fighting measures of El Salvador’s popular President Nayib Bukele anti-Democracy? https://t.co/nWu2NRYpfW
I spoke to BBC's show, The Inquiry, about "Bukele beyond El Salvador." "It's dangerous to fall into the trap of assuming that, simply by getting rid of democracy, you can crush crime." Honored to be featured alongside @CarlosDada & other experts. https://t.co/cnbbwiSrzj
Two years after declaring war on street gangs, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele now hails El Salvador as the "safest" country on the continent, but critics say the price has been high. https://t.co/GnDyRAjt7d
🇲🇽 🇸🇻 International solidarity with El Salvador from Mexico yesterday, on the second anniversary of the Bukele regime's indefinite state of exception: "Salvadoran brothers and sisters, you are not alone in the struggle against this oppressive regime" https://t.co/fjTT6VTHEw
El Salvador's President Bukele "has reduced gang violence by replacing it with state violence." While detaining 78,000 people, "his draconian two-year campaign...has caused 235 deaths in state custody," with "reported 327 cases of enforced disappearances." https://t.co/YgLm0iCgZP
Two years after declaring war on street gangs, President Nayib Bukele now hails El Salvador as the "safest" country on the continent Critics say that the price has been high https://t.co/ZrboBbD6Zk https://t.co/1O8iJue8Oj
Today marks two years since President Bukele imposed a State of Exception in El Salvador. In that time, there have been nearly 80,000 warrantless arrests, thousands of arbitrary detentions, and over two hundred people in prison have died. https://t.co/Ikn5BmovJh
Two years after Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency, victims' movements, human rights groups and media in El Salvador have registered 327 enforced disappearances, 78,000 arbitrary detentions, prison overcrowding of approximately 148%, and 235 deaths in state custody. https://t.co/f8TpJ3qlBg
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s seemingly no-holds-barred war on violent crime is increasingly appealing to other Latin American states—but these measures are also breaking down El Salvador’s democratic institutions, writes @Gustavo_F_M. https://t.co/znGFJ0KjMt
“Iron-fist measures against crime—including severe sentences and the suspension of civil liberties—are not new in Latin America. But Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s approach is notable for its duration.” https://t.co/gmTFmTDNmJ
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele deals with crime; yesterday there were 2 murders in one part of the country, he caught the 2 perps & is sweeping the town arresting what remains of their gang. FYI: Biden recently flew in over 100,000 of unvetted aliens from the area. https://t.co/luHVlnsCD7