Citizen and foreign women and girls have been victims of sex trafficking in Guatemala. They are raped and experience physical and psychological trauma in brothels, homes, and other locations. [17] [18] [19] [20] The illegal transporting and sexual assault of migrants from Latin America to the United States is a problem.

Pervasive sex and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, together known as the “Northern Triangle of Central America” (NTCA), is perpetrated by gangs, narco-trafickers, human trafickers and a machismo culture fueled by corruption and impunity leading to some of the highest rates of SGBV in the world, including femi...

Sep 4, 2002 · Many women and girls in Guatemala live with gender-based violence: violence against women in the family, rape, and sexual harassment in the workplace are commonplace. Women and young girls are also the victims of commercial trafficking and sexual exploitation.5 Police officers have also been implicated in cases of sexual violence. A

May 1, 2017 · In Guatemala, this systemic silencing of and violence toward women is overwhelming. Guatemala has the third highest rate of femicide (the systematic killing of girls and women with impunity) in the entire world. The rate of impunity for femicide in 2014 remained at around 98-99 percent.

Mar 5, 2024 · In Guatemala, the second most reported type of gender-based violence was psychological violence, accounting for 37% of cases, followed by sexual violence, in 14% of the cases. Physical violence ranked second in Honduras, representing 29% of cases, while sexual violence was the third most frequently reported (almost 10%).

May 14, 2024 · Hospitals and medical centres treat victims of rape and sexual assault. If necessary, you may be referred to a regional hospital.

Femicide, domestic violence, and sexual assault in Guatemala are interrelated problems representing many faces along a “continuum of gender-based violence.” 8 All arise from the same root problems: first,

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Mar 15, 2023 · Guatemala is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a woman. In 2022, 12,563 women – out of a population of just 17 million – reported having been raped or sexually assaulted, according to the Women’s Observatory of …

According to the ministry, the case involved a minimum of 32 massacres, 97 selected killings, 117 deaths due to forced displacement, 37 cases of sexual assault, and 80 cases of forced disappearance. Many victims were children.