First Inmates Transferred To El Salvador Mega Prison In Crackdown On Gang violence is why most children flee el salvador, survey finds. 07:13resume. december 17, 2014. david boeri. forensic workers lift the body of an alleged gang member into the bed of a truck in. In communities where gang activity is prevalent, fear of gangs can prevent students from going to school and young people from holding jobs. according to one report, nearly 40,000 children in el salvador dropped out of school in 2015, primarily out of concern for their own safety. [ii] save the children has been present in el salvador since.
Gang Violence Causes Homicide Surge In El Salvador Which May Pass By the end of 2019, over 800,000 people from el salvador, guatemala and honduras had sought protection either within their countries or had crossed international borders seeking asylum to escape interrelated threats, including escalating levels of gang violence and persecution, among other push factors. The violence forced the family to flee to mejicanos, a city near san salvador. they escaped the immediate threat but did not find safety. the 18th street gang, the country’s second largest. More than two years ago, president nayib bukele announced a “war on gangs” in violence ridden el salvador and declared a state of emergency. this has led to an abysmal record of human rights. In el salvador, the pandemic only puts children at a higher risk of violence. for years, a complex crisis of violence, gangs and crippling poverty has driven families to flee el salvador and seek safety in the united states. by all accounts, the country is one of the world’s toughest places to be a child.
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