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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe president’s security strategies have been successful in disrupting gangs in large urban centers, forcing them to seek refuge in remote rural areas. Critics argue that the mass arrests carried out under the state of emergency have raised human rights concerns, with reports of arbitrary detentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not the first time that El Salvador’s security forces have implemented such a large-scale operation. In a similar move last year, the city of Soyapango was surrounded in a crackdown on gang activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent developments, the country’s lawmakers have authorized mass trials, raising further questions about due process and fair judicial proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The situation in El Salvador continues to be closely monitored by international observers, as the government’s efforts to dismantle gangs come under scrutiny. While the authorities are determined to address the gang menace, human rights and civil liberties must also be protected in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an unprecedented move, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has ordered a massive military deployment in a rural region known as Caba\u00f1as. The operation aims to flush out gang members allegedly hiding in the area, as part of the government’s ongoing war on gangs. Since a state of emergency was declared in March 2022, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,45,48],"tags":[9,12],"class_list":{"0":"post-5720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-top-stories","9":"category-world","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-world"},"yoast_head":"\n