Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Context of Social Protest in Latin America

A first-of-its-kind study for Latin America, the report documents how sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) became a tool of silencing dissent in the context of recent protests across the region: in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and Venezuela. Prepared by the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law, REDRESS, and the Latin American Network for Gender-based Strategic Litigation, the study draws from victims’ testimonies and case studies, as well as the work of international and civil society organizations and the Inter-American Commission and Court. The report finds a systematic pattern in the weaponization of SGBV against women, LGBTQI+ persons, and other historically marginalized groups.