El Salvador has become in the last decade a hostile country for its inhabitants. Threats and attacks by gangs and state security forces have forced many to flee their homes for fear of retaliation. Those who are able to, decide to move to another city or get support to migrate or apply for asylum. The 2017 report on internal forced displacement due to violence presented by Cristosal and Fundación Quetzalcoatl reveals that in 326 of the 701 new cases registered, people have not been able to flee their homes due to lack of resources. They are locked in by fear. The organizations hope that the government will recognize the phenomenon and provide specialized care to the victims once and for all.
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El equipo de investigación de Cristosal brinda monitoreo constante a las violaciones en materia de derechos humanos, para brindar información oportuna y certera sobre las causas y efectos de estas sobre las poblaciones vulneradas. Alimentado por datos provenientes de instituciones Estatales, de sociedad civil y de cooperación internacional, sus publicaciones fortalecen la labor de defensa y promoción de los derechos humanos en el Norte de Centroamérica.