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Weekly Report - 24 November 2016 (WR-16-46)
As homicide rate falls in El Salvador, police murders increase
Confirmation of a sustained decline in homicides in El Salvador over the last six months is being overshadowed by a sharp increase in the number of police officers and soldiers murdered by mara street gangs over the last few weeks. The human-rights ombudsman, Raquel Caballero, said that in the face of this “alarming situation” the government should revise the ‘extraordinary security measures’ it implemented in April.
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