El Salvador’s “State of Exception” Makes Women Collateral Damage
May 4, 2023 · Women have been coerced into sexual relationships and forced into becoming “girlfriends” of gang members. They have been raped and killed when extortion payments are …
Underreported and Unpunished, Femicides in El Salvador Continue
Mar 4, 2021 · In recent years, El Salvador has reported high rates of domestic violence and epidemic rates of femicide, the intentional killing of a woman or girl based on her gender …
domestic and sexual violence, and femicide ; substantial barriers to sexual and reproductive health services access; trafficking in persons, including forced labor; and crimes involving …
The El Salvadorian legal system recognizes domestic violence as a violation of human rights under the IAC. In 1995, El Salvador signed the convention, which defines violence against …
Remembering victims of femicide in El Salvador
May 23, 2024 · In El Salvador, thanks to a key law introduced in 2012, convictions for femicide carry a longer sentence than for murder, with prison terms of 20 to 50 years. UNFPA provided …
Victimization rates (per 100,000 women) for crimes against women established —without femicides— in the Special Comprehensive Law for a Life Free of Violence for Women, El …
El Salvador’s Femicide Crisis - The Yale Review of International …
Mar 10, 2020 · El Salvador’s femicide crisis is fueled by an ingrained culture of virulent machismo, high levels of gang and narco-violence, and a corrupt, unaccountable police force, untrained in …
Violence in El Salvador Is Driving Women to the U.S. Border - TIME
May 14, 2019 · Sixty-seven percent of Salvadoran women have suffered some form of violence in their lifetime, including sexual assault, intimate partner violence and abuse by family members, …
relevant statistical information about gender-based violence (GBV) in El Salvador. This report focuses on statistical data provided by the Attorney General's Office at the national, …
El Salvador: Evidence of Serious Abuse in State of Emergency
May 2, 2022 · (San Salvador) – There is mounting evidence that El Salvadoran authorities have been committing serious human rights violations since adopting a state of emergency on …