UN Human Rights Chief Concerned About Prison Deaths in El Salvador and Ecuador
The High Commissioner of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed concern over the high number of deaths in custody in El Salvador and reports of hundreds of deaths in prisons in Ecuador amid tough crime policies.
TL;DR
- UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk expressed concern over the high number of deaths in custody in El Salvador and hundreds of prison deaths in Ecuador.
- These deaths occurred amidst tough anti-crime policies in both Latin American countries.
- Türk criticized El Salvador's four-year state of emergency and the use of mass trials, stating that anti-crime efforts must follow due process.
- El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa defended the state of emergency, citing public approval and dismissing claims of increased prison deaths.
- Ulloa suggested that external interpretations of El Salvador's state of emergency are "misinterpretations" and "misrepresentations."