Analysis: Is El Salvador's pact with gangs working?
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Murders, disappearances, extortion, and robberies by gangs continue in El Salvador, despite the much-publicized peace pact agreed with the nation's criminal gangs. There's no doubt about that.
What's unfortunate is that at six months into the truce, people can't even agree if the numbers have improved or remained unchanged.
While the government supports figures that show a decrease in each category, some outside analysts are unconvinced and say that the truce is simply a farce with gangs adopting new approaches, including making more frequent use of disappearances.
Source: Christian Science Monitor