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Violence Against Women & Children

16-Year-Old Girl and Her Family Pursue Justice After Sexual Assault
Last week, in spite of numerous challenges, we saw the significant arrest of a suspect in a case of sexual violence against a child in Uganda. This...
Uganda Police Force Collaborates with IJM and UN Women to Improve Response to Violence Against Women and Children
As part of a grant from UN Women, International Justice Mission (IJM) gathered Uganda Police Force (UPF) Officers to review IJM’s recommendations for...
Survivor-Led Advocacy: “A Force of Resistance and Resilience”
From May 11 - 13, 40 survivors of violence from across Latin America gathered virtually for IJM’s first-ever “Public Narrative: Advocacy and the...
NAGTRI and IJM Partner to Train Prosecutors and Investigators across Ibero-America
Guatemalan Institute Supports Over 4,600 Survivors With New Trauma-Informed Model
March 16, 2021 - the Guatemalan Institute for Victim Care and Assistance (IAV, acronym for its Spanish name Instituto De La Victima) celebrated six...
"We choose to challenge injustice."
Everyone should have equal access to justice. But 570 million women around the world are subject to violence every year. These women and young girls...
Dominican Republic President Approves Bill to End Child Marriage
January 6, 2021 was a historic day in the Dominican Republic’s fight to protect children from violence. President Luis Abinader approved a bill that...
Dominican Republic: Congress Modifies Law to End Child Marriage
On December 30, 2020, the Dominican Republic Senate approved changes proposed by the House of Representatives to modify the Civil Code and eliminate...
Marielos' Story
He came into my room while I was sleeping and covered my mouth and I started to cry,” Marielos* recalled using broken sign language. She was only 16...

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