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flag El Salvador passes law allowing life sentences for children as young as 12 convicted of serious crimes.

flag El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele signed constitutional reforms allowing life sentences for individuals as young as 12 convicted of serious crimes like homicide and gang membership. flag The legislation, passed by the pro-Bukele legislature, creates new courts and mandates reviews of long sentences decades later. flag Critics condemn the crackdown, citing mass detentions and human rights violations, though the government asserts the measures are necessary to combat violence.

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