El Salvador: Open Letter on the Anti-Maras Act

Index Number: AMR 29/009/2003
Fecha de publicación: 1 diciembre 2003
Categorías: América, El Salvador

This open letter sets out Amnesty International's concerns regarding the Anti-Maras Act (AMA). AMA is problematic in many respects, since it is based on mistaken, untenable premises such as the need to penalise people on the basis of their appearance and social background.