“KILL, RAPE, CONTROL”: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE BY GANG MEMBERS IN EL SALVADOR AS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY UNDER INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

In the Northern Triangle countries (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala), gang violence, particularly against women, girls, and LGBTQ+ persons, results in gross violations of human rights and is a major driver of forced displacement. Gang members systematically use gender-based violence, including rape, femicide, kidnapping, sexual slavery, and persecution of LGBTQ+ persons, to exert territorial control over the local population

Elizabeth Garrison