El Salvador - United States Department of State
4 days ago · As of August, the Association of Journalists of El Salvador (APES) reported two cases of government officials monitoring of journalists, two cases of surveilling journalists, and one case of illegally accessing the telephone of a journalist. ... 13 LGBTQI+ persons were victims of sexual assault or harassment, and one was the victim of bodily harm.
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 Salvador. Figure 5. Number of legal assistance to women victims of violence, by type of case attended. Figure 6.
More than 60 children detained, beaten and tortured in El Salvador ...
Jul 16, 2024 · More than 60 children in El Salvador have been arbitrarily detained, tortured and beaten since the government declared a state of emergency over two years ago to combat gangs, a report by...
El Salvador’s Uncomfortable Truths: Challenging Latin American ... - News
Mar 20, 2023 · This type of sexual assault was less brutal than that of the government forces, she said, but was nevertheless still rape. “It was about reasserting the male hierarchy by controlling females’ bodies. That was why their targets were women who were members of their own military structure,” she said.
“Your Child Does Not Exist Here” - Human Rights Watch
Jul 16, 2024 · Sexual violence is pervasive in El Salvador, disproportionately affecting women and girls. Between 2019 and 2022, official data show that 22,745 women and girls were victims of sexual violence....
of gender-based violence in El Salvador. This report focuses on the specifics of sexual violence in El Salvador. The statistical data presented in this document have been obtained through the Reports on Acts of Violence against Women (MJSP, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Below are the main
El Salvador - United States Department of State
EL SALVADOR (Tier 2) ... a decline from 2022 when courts convicted 10 individuals under a combination of sex trafficking and sexual assault statutes in three sex trafficking cases, with convicted offenders receiving sentences ranging from eight to 20 years in prison. The government did not report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions ...
The "Fifth Report on Gender-Based Violence Statistics in El Salvador" was made possible thanks to the support of the people and government of the United States through the United States Agency for International Development USAID.
Fiscalia General de la República
La conducta del depredador sexual fue descubierta por un familiar de la niña, por lo que fue denunciado el caso ante Fiscalía. La investigación y las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía fueron validadas por el Tribunal 4º de Sentencia de San Salvador y declaró culpable a Menjivar por el delito de violación en menor o incapaz en la ...
Country Fact Sheet | UN Women Data Hub
In 2018, 5.7% of women aged 15-49 years reported that they had been subject to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months. Also, women and girls aged 15+ spend 20.2% of their time on unpaid …