Violence Against Women & Children
Violence Against Women & Children
Alice's Story
Alice* found strength through hardship. When she was just 14 years old, she had to drop out of school in fear for her safety. Soon afterward, Alice...
November 26
Domestic Violence
IJM Supports Cultural Institution to Launch Gender and Family Guidelines in Uganda
The new handbook on family and gender guidelines spells out ways families can peacefully coexist. It also recognizes the need to hold perpetrators of...
November 15
Violence Against Women & Children
Survivor Group Meets with Community Advocates in Guatemala
My Story Matters, a Guatemalan survivor chapter supported by IJM, met with the Local Protection Network, a group of community leaders to exchange...
November 15
Sexual Violence
IJM Equips Guatemalan Investigators with Training on Photo and Video Evidence Collection
In Guatemala, over 220 investigators were taught how to gather evidence for investigations of sexual crimes against women and children. The ability...
September 17
Violence Against Women & Children
Tatiana's Story
Tatiana was just 4 years old when a teenage neighbor abused her. Now, nearly three decades later, Mi Historia Importa — an IJM survivor group in...
September 02
Violence Against Women & Children
A 14-year-old Receives Justice After Three Years of Abuse
In a significant milestone for justice in Bolivia, a child and her family found relief and justice with the support of PROBOS, an IJM partner, a...
August 15
Violence Against Women & Children
New Safe Spaces for Women and Children in Peruvian Police Stations
With the support of IJM Peru, two police stations in Lima, Peru, inaugurated welcoming waiting rooms and service spaces for the attention of women,...
August 15
Violence Against Women & Children
47 Peruvian Volunteers and Police Officers Learn to Provide Better Care to Victims of Violence
30 volunteers and 17 police officers that serve victims of violence participated in workshops that equipped them to better serve women and children...
June 05
Violence Against Women & Children
Survivors from 15 Countries Create a Movement to Stop Sexual Violence
Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 16, 2024. Survivors from 15 countries gather in Argentina to create a regional movement that combats sexual violence...
June 05