El Salvador: 2,645 women the victims of murder in the last 8 years
August 3, 2009
Three generations of Salvadoran women, San Salvador 2005 by Eros Hoagland
The Salvadoran Women’s Organization, ORMUSA, has reported that 2,645 women were murdered in El Salvador in the past 8 years, with at least one woman killed per day since 2002. More than one woman a day was killed in 2006 when 437 femicides were recorded.
The report also states that there are two constants in Salvadoran femicides over this period: 8 out of every 10 women murdered are killed by a spouse or former spouse and all the murders were committed by men. READ MORE>>
December 15, 2009 at 07:52
[...] El Salvador, however, Salvadoran Women’s Organization, ORMUSA, reported that 2,645 women were murdered in El Salvador in the past 8 years, with at least one woman killed [...]