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On Day of the Dead, families in El Salvador gathered at San Salvador's metropolitan cathedral to mourn inmates who have died while detained under the country’s controversial state of exception and demand fair trials for those still incarcerated. Relatives carried flowers and banners to honor their loved ones; Natalia Funes, a farmer whose son has been held without contact since his arrest in July 2022, highlighted the anguish faced by many families. Since the state of exception was implemented four years ago, over 90,000 people have been detained, with Cristosal documenting at least 454 deaths among those incarcerated under this measure.

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Salvadoran families gathered at the San Salvador metropolitan cathedral on October 31, 2026, to mourn inmates who have died in prison and demand fair trials for those still detained under El Salvador's controversial state of exception. Participants brought flowers, banners, and photographs of their jailed loved ones. Inside the cathedral, they prayed around Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero’s tomb. Many attendees fear their relatives are alive but unreachable since their arrests, with some not knowing if their loved ones survive or not. Natalia Funes, a 61-year-old farmer from Puerto El Triunfo, came to seek information about her son Oscar Orlando Rodriguez, who was arrested in July 2022 and has been held without communication ever since.

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El Salvador's state of exception, imposed by President Nayib Bukele four years ago, has allowed security forces to detain more than 90,000 people.

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Cristosal, a prominent human rights organization, has documented 454 deaths in Salvadoran prisons among people detained under the state of exception.

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Salvadoran families demand fair trials, mourn prison dead on Day of the Dead SAN SALVADOR, Oct 31 - Relatives of people detained under El Salvador's controversial state of exception gathered at the San Salvador metropolitan cathedral on Saturday to leave offerings for inmates who have died behind bars, demanding justice. asserted

who → demand → justice

Participants arrived carrying yellow and red flowers, banners and photographs of jailed family members. asserted

Participants → arrive → members

Inside the capital's cathedral, they knelt in prayer around the tomb of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a saint, and placed flowers there. asserted

they → kneel → flowers

On the cathedral steps, the group held a rally honoring the dead and remembering relatives still in custody. asserted

group → hold → custody

Many of those present have had no contact with their detained relatives since their arrest, and - in some cases - do not know whether their relatives are still alive. asserted

relatives → have → cases

Natalia Funes, 61, a farmer from Puerto El Triunfo in the eastern province of Usulutan, attended in hopes of seeking answers about her jailed son. asserted

Funes → attend → son

Her son, Oscar Orlando Rodriguez, was arrested in July 2022 and has been held incommunicado since. asserted

son → arrest → July

"I am a distraught mother, a mother who has never seen my son. asserted

who → see → son

I am a mother who has never seen their face or heard from them," Funes said. asserted

Funes → see → them

El Salvador's state of exception, imposed by President Nayib Bukele four years ago, has allowed security forces to detain more than 90,000 people. asserted

forces → impose → people

Cristosal, a prominent human rights organization, has documented 454 deaths in Salvadoran prisons among people detained under the state of exception. asserted

Cristosal → document → exception

Many relatives of those still detained fear their loved ones will become an unwanted addition to the statistic. asserted

ones → detain → statistic

Protesters used the Day of the Dead, observed on November 1 and 2 across several Latin American countries, to remember those who died behind bars, and also called for fair trials for detainees who remain jailed. asserted

who → use → detainees

Liliana Urias, 44, spokeswoman for the Mothers for Freedom movement, said some members of the movement had lost a son, a brother or the father of their children. asserted

members → say → children

"We are here in memory of all the innocent people who have died under the state of exception," Urias said. asserted

Urias → die → exception

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