Security forces violate human rights in state of emergency

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By Equipo editorial

Complaints against the State security forces were filed in 17 departments of the country, with greater emphasis on Francisco Morazán with 67 complaints, Cortés with 31, El Paraíso with 27, Valle with 27, Atlántida with 26 and Choluteca with 21.

The Conadeh also responded to 12 complaints in Comayagua, 11 in Lempira, 10 in Santa Barbara, 9 in Yoro, 9 in Copán, 9 in Olancho, 8 in Intibucá, 3 in Islas de la Bahia, 3 in Gracias a Dios, 2 in La Paz and 2 in Columbus.

The National Observatory for Human Rights of the Conadeh states that since the entry into force of the decree until September 2023, it dealt with 286 complaints from persons who reported being victims of human rights violations by the security forces.

Some 164 complaints were filed against officers and officers of the National Preventive Police (PNP) and the Police Investigation Directorate (DPI). In addition, 87 complaints against members of the Police Directorate against Maras and Organized Crime (Dipampco) and 34 against the Military Public Order Police (PMOP).

The National Congress decided on Wednesday night to extend the state of emergency for 45 more days, without the support of the National Party bench and some congressmen of the Salvadoran Party of Honduras (PSH). Tomás Zambrano, head of the National Party bench, explained that while we are debating, right now they have just killed a shooting salesman.

The state of emergency is no longer working. Marlon Lara, a liberal congressman, said that I have always supported them, but there are no changes, so I will not accompany them again.