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As the US Senate prepares to vote on next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), take action NOW to tell your US senators to stop financing deadly police and military repression.
In El Salvador, prisoners are being denied basic human rights, including food, while journalists have recorded at least 56 people having died in custody due to violence, torture, or a lack of medical attention. There are also many instances of “forced disappearances,” where families have no information on the whereabouts of detained relatives.
Since Bukele came into office, he has dramatically expanded the size and scope of the military in direct violation of the 1992 Peace Accords, including securing a military budget higher than any point during the 12-year civil war. Despite all this, the U.S. continues arming and training the police and military as the largest foreign supporter of Salvadoran security forces.
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