On 30 August, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, various human rights groups including Instituto Universitario de Derechos Humanos (IDHUCA) of the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) issued a statement highlighting concerns about disappearances in El Salvador. The concerns, which have intensified amid more general alarm regarding human rights following the government’s invocation of a state of emergency in late March, purportedly to address gang violence [SSR-22-05], once again cast doubt on President Nayib Bukele’s claims of success with regard to reducing homicides; rights groups suggest the rise in disappearances could make the homicide figures appear lower than they are. End of preview - This article contains approximately 666 words.
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