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Salvadoran courts are convicting hundreds of defendants simultaneously in mass trials that rely on weak evidence and deny meaningful defense opportunities.

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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
via Human Rights Watch News — Click to expand Image A woman holds a sign reading "We demand due process for the innocent. No to injustice" during a protest against the state of emergency imposed by the government since March 2022, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 24, 2026. © 2026 AFP via Getty Images (Washington, DC) – Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves, Human Ri
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October 7, 2026 at 9:02 AM