Violence Against Women & Children
Violence Against Women & Children
After 16 Years of Silence, Survivor of Sexual Violence Receives Justice
This verdict marks the end of a long and painful wait and represents a victory for Billie*, offering her a long-awaited sense of justice. In PROBOS...
January 30
Human Trafficking
IJM Calls for Timely Review of Anti-Trafficking and Anti-Violence Grants Following State Department Funding Pause
IJM received notice from the State Department to pause “all programmatic and financial activities” conducted under our existing TIP Office grants in...
January 27
Violence Against Women & Children
IJM Peru Turned Two, And Here Are Five Achievements We're Celebrating
As IJM Peru marks its second anniversary, we celebrate the progress made in combating violence against women and children. In just two years, IJM...
January 17
Violence Against Women & Children
Bolivian Justice Sentences Child Sex Offender to 30 Years in Prison
After a tough and long battle, a man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for abusing his stepdaughter for five years. This outcome is not only,...
January 17
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