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April 24, 2020

El Salvador Pandemic Response a "Death Sentence" for Poor Communities
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A new report warns Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is taking
authoritarian measures to deal with the coronavirus outbreak in El
Salvador, as human rights leaders in the country say Bukele is using a
pandemic to further his militaristic agenda. The report also sounds the
alarm on the chronic shortage of water in El Salvador and urges the
government to establish adequate protocols to ensure the protection of
women, girls, LGBTQ people and others during the pandemic. In a
statement, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador,
which authored the report, wrote, "This pandemic will be a death
sentence for those who could otherwise be saved by a humane and
comprehensive public health approach."


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