El Salvador: Open Letter on the Anti-Maras Act

Index AI : AMR 29/009/2003
Date de publication : 1 décembre 2003
Catégorie(s) : Amériques, 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.