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El Salvador Allows Life Sentences for Minors Under Expanded Anti-Gang Laws

El Salvador enacted new security legislation allowing life imprisonment for minors as young as twelve, extending President Nayib Bukele’s four-year state of emergency and prompting strong criticism from international human rights organizations.
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