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El Salvador, Gangland: Mass Trials Get the Green Light
While President Nayib Bukele’s hard-line approach to the notorious Barrio 18 and MS-13 gangs has consistently garnered him approval from Salvadorean voters, he has been painted as a dangerous authoritarian figure, whose emergency measures constitute various human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and mistreatment.