El Salvador

From Poland to South Korea: 9 abortion rights hotspots in 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted abortions around the world, with lockdowns complicating access in some places, while other countries made it easier to get at-home medical abortions. But despite stay-at-home orders, the world's legislatures, courts and politicians have continued to make key decisions to expand or roll back rights.

LGBT asylum seekers' claims routinely rejected in Europe and UK

Researchers found decision-makers did not consider claimants were at risk of persecution

El Salvador: Coronavirus lockdown leaves LGBTQ Salvadorans even more vulnerable

In the months since the coronavirus pandemic began in China, it has affected the whole world and El Salvador is no exception. Apart from not acquiring this virus and taking necessary sanitation measures, there are also concerns over the violation of human rights and the lack of support for the most vulnerable people who have been affected by the country’s mandatory lockdown.

Panorama of the legal recognition of gender identity in the Americas

The American continent is characterized by being the most violent region towards people with Non-normative gender identities in the world. These cycles of violence, present in all areas of life of trans people, are intermingled with high levels of discrimination and stigmatization, resulting in lack of access to their civil, political, economic, social rights, cultural and environmental.

UNAIDS: Violence faced by key populations

Gains have been made against HIV-related stigma and discrimination, but discriminatory attitudes remain extremely high in far too many countries.

El Salvador: Naciones Unidas llama a investigar y sancionar crímenes de odio

The United Nations System in El Salvador calls on national authorities responsible for investigating these crimes to punish the perpetrators, to recognize transphobia as aggravating, and to take urgent measures to prevent further acts of violence based on prejudice and hate against the LGBTI community.