Sexual Violence against Women In Honduras, a person is murdered every 74 minutes, and thousands of others report being victims of kidnappings and acts of sexual violence.4 Honduras has some of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world.5 In 2013, 2,851 cases of sexual violence were reported, meaning that every three hours a

Jul 7, 2019 · Yo No Quiero Ser Violada’s founding followed the 2018 brutal murder of a 27-year-old medical student who was shot dead when she refused to cooperate with armed assailants who boarded a...

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...

Nov 23, 2020 · Violence against women in Honduras is widespread. Honduras has alarming rates of femicide, rape, and assault experienced by women, both inside and outside the home.

To establish the prevalence of exposure to physical and sexual violence, mental health symptoms, and medical treatment-seeking behavior among three street-based subpopulation groups in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and to assess the association between sociodemographic group, mental health indicators, and exposure to violence.

5 days ago · La violencia sexual en Honduras es un fenómeno complejo que involucra factores biológicos, psicológicos y sociales. Los agresores, en su mayoría hombres de entre 30 y 50 años, suelen tener vínculos cercanos con las víctimas. Muchos han sufrido traumas en su infancia, incluyendo abuso sexual y negligencia parental. Las cifras son alarmantes.

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Mar 5, 2024 · Gender-based violence continues to affect women and girls in Honduras and Guatemala, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned after analyzing data collected during the implementation of protection programs since 2021.

Increasing exclusion and inequality in Honduras have posed escalating security risks for women in their homes and on the streets. In this article, we examine gender-based violence against women, including gender-motivated murders (feminicides), the everyday acts that can result in their deaths, and impunity for these crimes.

The study demonstrates that the prevalence of child sexual abuse (CSA) in the three Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras ranged from 5 percent to 8 percent, and most of this abuse took place before the girl’s 11th birthday.