Region:Americas

Country:El Salvador

Department/Province/State:Sonsonate

Sex¹:Female

Age:47

Date of Killing:27/03/2024

Gender component to killing:Evidence of gender-based and/or sexual violence

Type of Work:NGO member

Organisation:Movimiento Salvadoreño de Mujeres (MSM)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Women's rights/Feminism

More information:IM-Defensoras

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://im-defensoras.org/2024/03/alerta-defensoras-el-salvador-desaparicion-forzada-y-asesinato-de-la-defensora-rosa-elvira-flores-martinez-lideresa-del-movimiento-salvadoreno-de-mujeres/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/muerte-de-activista-salvadore%C3%B1a-de-ddhh-fue-feminicidio,-dice-fiscal%C3%ADa/76061639

https://www.laprensagrafica.com/elsalvador/Fiscalia-ordeno-enterrar-a-lideresa-Rosa-Elvira-de-forma-inmediata-investigacion-sobre-su-muerte-continuara-20240405-0074.html

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