Guatemala Election Day - Perpetrators by Gender and Role

Guatemala Election Day - Perpetrators by Gender and Role

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Year: 
2015
Level of government: 
National

Citizens were also most likely to be the perpetrators in the reported incidents of violence; while men were most likely to perpetrate violence overall, women were also a significant percentage of perpetrators.

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