Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison
Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facilityA group of 18 Venezuela men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of...
<p>Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility</p><p>A group of 18 Venezuela men whom the US expelled a notorious Salvadorian mega-prison are demanding that Salvadorian authorities be held internationally accountable for violation of human rights – detailing new allegations of torture, sexual assault and medical neglect.</p><p>A new petition, <a href="https://www.global-council.org/blog-and-news/blog/one-year-on-venezuelans-file-new-case-seeking-justice-for-torture-in-el-salvador-s-cecot-prison">filed on Thursday</a> before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleges that El Salvador violated the human rights of these men, who were expelled to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) last year without charge.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/cecot-human-rights-petition">Continue reading...</a>
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