¡Cese la Represión! ¡Fin al Régimen de Excepción!

Friday, March 27, 2026 marked four years since the Government of El Salvador suspended basic constitutional rights under the guise of security and combatting gang violence. Beyond resulting in tens of thousands of arbitrary arrests and countless human rights abuses, the Bukele government has used the “State of Exception” as a tool of political repression and consolidation of power.

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¡Cese la Represión! ¡Fin al Régimen de Excepción!

Friday, March 27, 2026 marks four years since the Government of El Salvador suspended basic constitutional rights under the guise of security and combatting gang violence. Beyond resulting in tens of thousands of arbitrary arrests and countless human rights abuses, the Bukele government has used the “State of Exception” as a tool of political repression and consolidation of power.

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