Country El Salvador
Year 2013
Type of Measure Institutional mechanisms, Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


The Women’s Unit set up by the the Attorney General’s Office, in in accordance with the provisions of the Act on a Violence-Free Life for Women, provides comprehensive support to women victims of crime, covering legal aspects and attending to the physical and emotional health of victims by providing psychological and medical assistance and social support.

Source of Information

A/HRC/WG.6/20/SLV/1, para. 75.