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Prominent Human Rights Group Flees El Salvador

The group, Cristosal, has investigated prison deaths and torture under President Nayib Bukele. Its employees were threatened and surveilled, its director said.

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Ruth López, the anti-corruption director of Cristosal, leaving a courthouse in June, following her May arrest.

Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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A laborer carrying bags of coca leaves in La Paz, Colombia, in 2021.
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