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December 2008

Conviction Secured against Rapist in Bolivia

Tue, 12/16/2008

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - Over the past six years, there have been an average of three rape convictions annually in the La Paz region, a metropolitan area with more than 2.5 million residents. IJM Bolivia, which became operational in 2007, has secured four convictions this year – effectively more than doubling the region’s rape convictions. IJM Bolivia will continue to stand for the region’s vulnerable children – demonstrating that perpetrators can no longer act with impunity. Read on for the story of one girl whose life has been changed as a result of steady advocacy.

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U.S. Congress Passes Reauthorization of Anti-Trafficking Legislation

Tue, 12/16/2008

International Justice Mission applauds landmark bipartisan legislation.

WASHINGTON, DC – On December 10, 2008, International Human Rights Day, Congress passed the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, HR7311. Originally signed into law in 2000, the reauthorization bill was passed at virtually the eleventh hour of the second lame duck session of the 110th Congress after House and Senate leaders reached a compromise. President Bush is expected to sign the bill into law in the coming days.

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Rwanda Community Theater: More Than 2300 Learn About Land Rights

Thu, 12/04/2008

RWANDA - One of the most important ways to reduce vulnerability to the crime of property grabbing, rampant throughout Africa, is to ensure that people know their rights and how to report the crime to local authorities. This fall, IJM Rwanda hosted the community theater component of the USAID-funded Land Dispute Management Project. This community theater production was designed to creatively educate citizens about their land rights and to equip them to resolve the devastating crime of property-grabbing justly.

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