Amnesty urges transparency on Salvadoran military deployment to Haiti

Amnesty International has urged the governments of El Salvador and Haiti to make public the official agreement governing the mass deployment of Salvadoran troops into Haiti, France 24 reported on Monday. The human rights organization warned of risks to human rights and accountability surrounding the military operation. [1][3]

France 24 reported that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele sent around 2,000 troops to Haiti following the mid-October disappearance of four Salvadoran personnel. The majority of the Salvadoran soldiers are not participating in the United Nations mission. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Bukele ordered the deployment after four Salvadoran citizens were kidnapped in Haiti. [1][9]

The Washington Times reported that a Haitian leader is scheduled to visit El Salvador to discuss the future of the Salvadoran offensive. Armed gangs controlled approximately 85 percent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince by 2025, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [2][9]

El Salvador is a sovereign nation in Central America with its capital in San Salvador and a population of roughly 6 million inhabitants. Bukele has served as the president of El Salvador since 2019. [4][9]