Nicaragua[edit]
In a 2010 report on sexual violence in
Nicaragua, Amnesty International stated that "Rape of girls is endemic". In Nicaragua, between 1998 and 2008, police recorded 14,377 cases of rape, with more than two thirds of reports involving girls under the age of 17.
Reporting of rape, however, is estimated to be low, because rape victims often face social hostility and indifference from authorities.
[163] Since 2008, abortion is illegal without any exception, and this ban has been criticized as oppressive to rape victims who become pregnant.
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In 2012, Nicaragua enacted Law no 779 – Integral Law against Violence against Women (
Ley Integral contra la Violencia hacia la Mujer). This law criminalizes a wide range of acts of violence against women, such as domestic violence, including marital rape.
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