The right to development as stated by the U.N General Assembly “is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized.”(un.org). The sheer act of living in these countries breaks the right to development, with children growing up with little to no opportunities the only things they will ever know are gangs, violence and poverty. The femicide and gender based violence has continued to rise unabated throughout Central America, where the lack of laws protecting women and children from harm or the inability of the government to enforce these laws leaves women and children especially vulnerable in these unstable countries. The danger facing women comes not only in the form of gangs but in domestic violence that encompasses child abuse as well, leading to the normalization of violence, where “fewer than 3% of reported femicide cases are resolved by the courts”(UCHastings.edu). The disproportionate amount of gender based violence, domestic violence and child abuse can be traced back to the strong and perversive patriarchal system that pervades throughout Central America.