00:00And on Wednesday, the Salvador forwarded its turn towards authoritarianism by promoting a constitutional amendment that allows for life imprisonment
00:08for murderers, rapists, and terrorists.
00:11The Salvadoran Legislature approved the measure this Wednesday in record time and with 59 of the 60 votes from deputies.
00:18Just days after organizations and activists submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
00:23a report indicated the government of President Ayubuquele is committing alleged crimes against humanity under the state of emergency in
00:29force since 2022.
00:30The Salvadoran organization Socorro Jurídico alleges that 500 prisoners have died under this regime, which restricts fundamental constitutional rights.
00:38The organization asserts that this law, approved by the legislature, will turn the country's prisons into human pits.
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