El Salvador: Ex-Mils to Become Prison Directors, Forced Disappearances Continue

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By Jason Wallach, from www.upsidedownworld.org

Human Rights Ombudswoman: Military OfficersShould not Run Prisons

El Salvador‘s Human Rights Ombudswoman, Beatricede Carrillo, blasted a government proposal to fill vacant prison directorshipswith military officers.

"I amagainst this, because we know that the actions taken by police and they haven‘tworked. It

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