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El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 14). El Salvador's Bukele unveils plan to free up to 50% arrested under state of emergency. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/el-salvador-s-bukele-unveils-plan-to-free-up-to-50-arrested-under-state-of-emergency/article_378e1ee9-ed09-58fe-be5c-f69f2870be6a.html

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President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador unveiled plans to release up to 50% of individuals incarcerated since March 2022 under a state of emergency aimed at combating violent gangs. This period saw over 90,000 arrests as part of efforts to curb rising violence, which has since led to a significant reduction in the country’s homicide rate. However, the emergency measures also suspended key legal protections such as the right to know the reasons for detention and access to legal counsel.
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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, announced plans on October 14, 2026, to release up to 50% of individuals incarcerated under a state of emergency declared in March 2022. Since then, authorities have arrested over 90,000 people as part of efforts to combat violent criminal gangs. Although the emergency has significantly lowered the country’s homicide rate, it has also suspended several fundamental rights, such as informing detainees about the reasons for their arrest and providing them access to legal counsel or visitation from family members.

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The emergency, which was declared after a spike in violence, has drastically reduced the country’s homicide rate while also suspending fundamental rights, including the right to be informed of the reasons for detention, the right to access legal counsel and the right to visitation.
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Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced a plan to release up to 50% of the people imprisoned under a state of emergency under which authorities arrested more than 90,000 people since March 2022 in a campaign to wipe out violent criminal gangs. asserted
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The emergency, which was declared after a spike in violence, has drastically reduced the country’s homicide rate while also suspending fundamental rights, including the right to be informed of the reasons for detention, the right to access legal counsel and the right to visitation. asserted
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