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El Salvador--A Peace Worse Than War: Violence, Gender and a Failed Legal Response

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Date: 
Dec 12, 2018
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El Salvador
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This article explores the conditions underpinning high levels of gender-based violence and femicide in El Salvador, including the impact of the country's civil war, and evaluates the response of legal and governmental institutions to gender-based violence.