Latin America
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 and 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
Violence Against Women and Children
Indigenous Honduran Women and Girls Break Barriers to Accessing Justice
INTIBUCÁ, HONDURAS – November 25, 2023. IJM and Centro de Desarrollo Humano (Center for Human Development – CDH) facilitated a forum where 80...
May 01
Violence Against Women and Children
IJM in the Northern Triangle of Central America Signs Crucial Agreements to Protect Women and Children
Tegucigalpa, Honduras – On September 4, 2023, Juan M. Rivera, Vice President of IJM´s Northern Triangle Program signed an agreement with the...
November 30
Sex Trafficking
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...
July 17
Human Trafficking
UNODC and IJM Host Webinar on Legal Assistance to Trafficking Victims
On May 28, and for the first time, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and IJM hosted a joint webinar to share experiences and best practices on...
June 09
Sex Trafficking
IJM and the Dominican National School of the Public Ministry Join Forces
On March 30, the National School of the Dominican Public Ministry, the Justice Study Center of the Americas and IJM signed an inter-institutional...
May 26
NAGTRI and IJM Partner to Train Prosecutors and Investigators across Ibero-America
For the first time, the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute (NAGTRI), the training and research arm of the National...
April 09
Guatemala: Over 4,600 Survivors Received Holistic Care in the Past Six Months
In addition to providing holistic assistance for victims, the Institute has the mandate to review, approve and advise on national policies that...
March 18