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    Taraciuk: “Las violaciones a los derechos humanos dentro de las prisiones en El Salvador son posibles, en gran medida, por la arremetida que llevó adelante, anteriormente, el gobierno de Bukele contra las instituciones democráticas en el país.”

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    Tamara Taraciuk Broner, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, spoke with the Washington Post about the impact of President Nayib Bukele’s security strategy on democracy and the region.  

    Comments from Taraciuk Broner:

    “Lack of security is a generalized problem; one of the main preoccupations of electorates in all of Latin America. What Bukele is offering is winning the discussion about how to address organized crime. We need another proposition on the other side of the table.”

    Read the full interview here.

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    ¿Qué tan válido ves tú — o legítimo — el temor que reporta la Casa Blanca de que aumente la migración haitiana?

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    “Una política de seguridad que funcione debe tener dos pilares: una visión punitivista donde quien comete un delito vaya preso, pero con debido proceso y bajo investigaciones por un poder judicial independiente y, por otro lado, una serie de políticas que sean más sociales y preventivas que eviten la comisión del delito.” 

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    Chavez: “The U.S. will be pushing for an economic opening that allows more space for the private sector and less state control over the economy. Perhaps we’ll see a push for the release of political prisoners and some sort of political opening. But it’s not clear at what speed.”

    On March 20, 2026, president and CEO of the Inter-American Dialogue, Rebecca Bill Chavez, spoke with BBC World News America.

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