Activists Say El Salvador Deepens Authoritarian Pattern in the Face of Social Discontent

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations accused the Salvadoran government on Friday of deepening the authoritarian pattern in response to the various social conflicts that have recently arisen in the country.

Amnesty International (AI) warned on Friday that the Government of El Salvador "deepens authoritarian pattern" in the face of social discontent and "has resorted to excessive use of force, to improper militarization, to the criminalization of protest and to threats of further restricting civic space." AI said, in a statement signed by at least seven international human rights organizations, that "these actions have been directed against various …