UC Berkeley | Berkeley Law
Subscribe Donate
Logo for Human Rights Center
Subscribe Donate
Subscribe Donate
UC Berkeley | Berkeley Law
Subscribe Donate
A person sits alone in the middle of a concrete cell as a guard in all black riot gear stands nearby.

“You Have Arrived in Hell”

A person sits alone in the middle of a concrete cell as a guard in all black riot gear stands nearby.

HRC in the News —

Human Rights Watch: “You have arrived in hell,“ report by Human Rights Watch and Cristosal, to which our Investigative Lab students and staff contributed. 

Left: A Venezuelan migrant allegedly linked to criminal organizations sits inside a cell at CECOT on March 16, 2025, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Photo credit: 2025 Salvadoran Government, via Getty Images.