A report by Human Rights Watch and Cristosal details how over 252 Venezuelans deported under a Trump administration policy endured systematic torture and abuse, including sexual assault, at El Salvador's "terrorist continent center" (Cecot). The conditions at Cecot violated UN standards for prisoner treatment, with reports of inhumane conditions, prolonged incommunicado detention, and inadequate food.
Human rights groups accuse Trump administration officials of complicity, alleging they were aware of the mistreatment deportees would face, including life-threatening risks, after ordering their deportation to El Salvador. The report compares the US connivance in these abuses to the scandal at Abu Ghraib.
The Trump administration reportedly paid $4.7 million to El Salvador to cover detention costs for these deportees, who were largely asylum seekers from Venezuela. Many had no criminal records, and only a small percentage had been convicted of violent crimes in the ... download the app to read more
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