Guatemala Pre-Election Threats and Coercion Violence by Gender and Category

Guatemala Pre-Election Threats and Coercion Violence by Gender and Category

Country: 
Guatemala
Year: 
2015
Level of government: 
National

The social benefit programs that had the highest number of reported incidents of coercion also also had the highest percentages of women enrolled, indicating that women were disproportionately impacted by coercion.

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Time period: 
Before the election
Type of violence: 
Threats and Coercion
Private sphere
Public sphere
Victim of violence: 
Voter
Gender of victim: 
Female only
Male only

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