2015 in El Salvador

The following lists events that happened in 2015 in El Salvador.

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March

The national murder rate was the worst in 10 years, with 481 people murdered following the collapse of a truce between rival gangs.[1] Lauren Carasik, clinical professor of law and the director of the international human rights clinic at the Western New England University School of Law, warned that a pending US government aid proposal could increase the gang-related violence in the country.[2]

May

The Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics will be held in San Salvador, at the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González.

References
  1. Nina Lakhani (6 April 2015). "Violence escalates in El Salvador as end to gang truce proves deadly". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. "US Aid Could Worsen Violence in El Salvador". Al Jazeera America. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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