00:00Civil society organizations presented serious allegations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding systematic torture and a total
00:09of 454 deaths in El Salvador's prisons under the state of emergency implemented by President Bukele.
00:15During the hearing in Washington, legal representatives presented testimony and evidence regarding alleged cruel treatment, further noting that a significant
00:25portion of the deceased had no ties to criminal organizations and that official autopsies might be concealing evidence of trauma.
00:34In response to international scrutiny and after previously announcing a review of cases involving gang members, a figure that puts
00:42the national prison population at more than 120,000 inmates, El Salvador's government defended the official statistics on its security
00:50policy and the management of the prison system.
