Costa Rica will begin construction this year on a new maximum-security prison inspired by the El Salvador mega-prison at the ...

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has tightened his grip on power and made life ever-more difficult for critics -- now a ...

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By bnl editorial staff Costa Rica's decision to construct a mega-prison modelled on El Salvador's controversial Cecot ...

As Bukele and his party dismantle term limits and consolidate power — it’s a moment for Americans to examine our own ...

Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the ...

The United States on Tuesday alleged that human rights were worsening in Western Europe due to internet regulations, in a ...

The Trump administration insists this week that scrapping presidential term limits in El Salvador doesn't make authoritarian ...

The report, which includes a detailed summary of every country's human rights record over the previous year, was released after numerous delays due to cuts in the State Department's Bureau of ...

The archbishop's comments marked increasing outspokenness from the Salvadoran Catholic Church amid concerns over democratic ...

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The State Department’s annual human rights report called out Brazil and South Africa while scaling back criticism of Israel ...