El Diario de Hoy
15 October, 2008
Children from El Matazano school look at the body of Petrona Rivas, the mother of two of their classmates, who was killed 200m from the school gates. The police said the murder was committed by members of a gang. Around ten people a day are murdered in El Salvador. Authorities believe street gangs to be behind the crime wave.
Lissette Lemus
Lissette Lemus is a Salvadoran documentary photojournalist. Her work centers on gang-related violence and the decades-long migration crisis in El Salvador. She also covers migrat...
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