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Lawyers struggle to defend hundreds in El Salvador mass trials
Original: In El Salvador’s mass trials, lawyers struggle to defend hundreds https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/i n-el-salva
Human Rights Watch reports that defence lawyers in El Salvador are struggling to represent hundreds of defendants in mass trials linked to the government's sweeping anti-gang measures. Proceedings are described as rushed and collective, with limited access to clients and case files, raising serious concerns about due process under President Nayib Bukele's prolonged state of exception.
Why now: Ongoing mass prosecutions under El Salvador's state of exception are drawing renewed scrutiny over due process violations.
El SalvadorHuman Rights WatchNayib Bukele
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- In El Salvador’s mass trials, lawyers struggle to defend hundreds https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/i n-el-salvadors-mass-trials-lawyers-struggle-to-defend-hundreds?traffic_source=rss Human Rights Watch says defendants face proceedings where lawyers have struggled to… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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