Report: Around 500 prisoners have died in Bukele's El Salvador

Since March 27, 2022, Bukele has maintained a state of emergency in the country, during which more than 90,000 people have been detained without legal basis, leading to human rights violations, according to a report from the human rights organization Socorro Juridico Humanitario (SJH).

The data are based on testimony from family members and access to sources. SJH has compiled information on more than 500 people who died in El Salvador's prisons, of whom 94 percent were not believed to have belonged to any gang.

Nearly a third of the deaths are reported to have resulted from a lack of medical care, while 30 percent are said to have been caused by violence.