16. The Committee expresses concern at the incidents of people being attacked, or even killed, on account of their sexual orientation (art. 9), at the small number of investigations mounted into such illegal acts, and at the current provisions (such as the local “contravention orders”) used to discriminate against people on account of their sexual orientation (art. 26).
The State Party should provide effective protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CCPR-El Salvador-2003-eng