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Salvadoran congress passes war crimes sentence reduction law

| February 27, 2020 8:05 AM

El Salvador's congress has passed a law allowing judges to reduce sentences for crimes committed during the country's 1980-1992 civil war, drawing criticism from the president and rights activists.

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