Bukele aus El Salvador unterzeichnet Reformen, die lebenslange Haftstrafen für Menschen ab 12 Jahren ermöglichen
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-life-prison-youth-e14e9dfe3ae7028f3c97eb9429bf3a63
Bukele aus El Salvador unterzeichnet Reformen, die lebenslange Haftstrafen für Menschen ab 12 Jahren ermöglichen
https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-bukele-life-prison-youth-e14e9dfe3ae7028f3c97eb9429bf3a63
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Submission statement:
Bukele has signed into law a constitutional reform to imprison for life people as young as 12 years old. This plays into his image as a macho tough-on-crime leader but at the expense of human rights and the destruction of thousands of lives, many innocent. Reminder that he suspended constitutional rights and locked up more than 1% of El Salvador’s population, often on vague charges with little evidence. Prisoners are often judged in mass trials and lawyers regularly lose track of where their clients are. He also has a deal with the US so the latter can disappear people it doesn’t like into this prison system too.
Additional reading for context:
On imprisoning children without due process:
* [Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1e4trf8/) (7/2024)
How he got into power:
* [A gang leader released by Bukele reveals his pacts with the government of El Salvador](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1kfdyx1/) (5/2025)
On the effectiveness of his tough-on-crime approach:
* [The world’s most violent region needs a new approach to crime • Gangs are gaining ground in Latin America. Iron-fist policies won’t beat them back](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1cu555m/) (5/2024)
* [The Problem With El Salvador’s Crime Numbers • Bukele’s government has been undercounting homicides since its 2022 crackdown.](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1eotonm) (8/2024)
On repressing civil society:
* [El Salvador arrests human rights lawyer critical of President Bukele](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1ksn3z7/) (5/2025)
* [First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics • El Salvador’s president has all the tools of repression he needs to stay in power indefinitely](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1l0owgh/) (6/2025)
* [Bukele’s Crackdown in El Salvador Forces Human Rights Groups to Flee](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/1m6e7gb/) (7/2025)