WASHINGTON – Venezuelan immigrants sent to El Salvador by the United States They were “tortured” and subjected to sexual violence and other humiliations. NGOs on Wednesday accused him of being held for four months in a huge prison exclusively for gang members. Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The president of the United States is donald trump, Agreement with Nayib Bukele of El SalvadorI moved in March and early April. 252 migrants from Venezuela to terrorist confinement center (Secot)by accusing them without proof of belonging to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization.

“The incidents of torture and abuse against Venezuelans in El Salvador are not isolated incidents committed by a few abusive security guards or riot police. But (also) systematic human rights violations” HRW said.

Torture, humiliation, and inappropriate conditions

The report is The title is “They Came to Hell”published in collaboration with a Central American NGO. christosalThe company closed its El Salvador office in July after accusing the company of “Repressive escalation” against human rights defenders.

According to the report, Detainees remained in “blockade regime”inadequate nutrition and poor hygiene.

“Trump administration paid El Salvador millions of dollars to arbitrarily detain Venezuelans They were then subjected to brutal beatings on an almost daily basis,” HRW’s Americas director said in a statement. Juanita Gebertus.

The Venezuelans were repatriated in July in a prisoner exchange between Washington and Caracas.after months of negotiations, 10 American citizens and Venezuelan residents and approximately 80 political prisoners were released.

Mr. Bukele also participated in the talks and confirmed the end of the agreement in July. Repatriation of “all Venezuelans” detained in Secotthrough the X account.

“We have extradited all Venezuelan nationals detained in our country. Suspected of belonging to the criminal organization Torren de Aragua (TDA). As proposed to the Venezuelan regime in April, We will carry out this exchange in exchange for a significant number of Venezuelan political prisoners.and all the American citizens he kidnapped,” the Salvadoran president said in a statement.

The President also pointed out the difficulties of “.Negotiations with oppressive regimes The company has long refused to issue one of the most valuable currencies. his hostage”.

HRW and Cristosal researchers They interviewed 40 Venezuelans detained in Secot. Another 150 people attended, including family members and lawyers.

Three Venezuelans say they were victims of ‘sexual violence’ in prison. One said four guards abused him and forced him to “perform oral sex” on each of them. During his detention, HRW and Cristosar requested information about his detention from the Salvadoran and U.S. governments, but received no response.

By refusing to release information about the whereabouts and conditions of detainees, Both governments committed the crime of “enforced disappearance” according to international law.there is a charge for the report.

One of the conclusions of the study is that About half of the Venezuelans sent to Secot were not tried. And only 3% of Americans were convicted of violent crimes.

Relatives and lawyers told HRW: At least 62 Venezuelans were expelled Asylum proceedings in the United States were underway.

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