Dear President Sánchez,
I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch in advance of your upcoming trip to Central America to urge you to call on the region’s leaders to respect human rights, the rule of law, and judicial independence, and to take action to end violence and discrimination against marginalized groups.
Lawlessness, corruption, impunity, discrimination, and violence drive hundreds of thousands to flee Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua every year. But the region’s leaders continue to undermine the rule of law in an effort to further concentrate power. And they show little interest in protecting marginalized groups.