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Annual Report: El Salvador 2011
Head of state and government: Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena Death penalty: abolitionist for ordinary crimes Population: 6.2 million Life expectancy: 72 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 29/23 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 84 per cent Impunity for past human rights violations continued, despite some positive developments. Violence against women and girls, including violations of their sexual and reproductive rights, remained a concern. The government deployed the armed forces in response to a rise in gang violence in the street and unrest in prisons. Indigenous Peoples continued to call for their human rights to be recognized in law and in practice. Background The…
June 20, 2011
Press Release
El Salvador urged to protect journalists after death threats
Authorities in El Salvador must take immediate action to protect journalists who fear for their lives after receiving a series of death threats, Amnesty International said today.
May 16, 2011
Press Release
El Salvador urged to protect journalists after death threats
Authorities in El Salvador must take immediate action to protect journalists who fear for their lives after receiving a series of death threats, Amnesty International said today.
May 16, 2011