Location
Guatemala
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Survivors Lead Historic Advocacy Event in Guatemala City
Their message was clear and urgent: protect women and children from violence, end impunity, and demand justice. -
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IJM launches survivor-centred training in Guatemala
The course is designed for all professionals who interact with women and children who have experienced violence, particularly officials in the Guatemalan Justice System. -
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New trauma-informed facilities helping women and children in Latin America
Spacious and furnished to create a welcoming and secure environment, these five new facilities will help more women and children feel safer when they need to report a crime. -
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IJM delivers training to hundreds of Guatemalan police officers
Last month, over 220 Guatemalan investigators learned photography and videography techniques to help them investigate sexual crimes against women and children.  -
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I'm Betzy, this is my story.
Betzy from Guatemala shares in her own words how she was abused as a child and why she’s now speaking out against violence. -
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IJM Calls on Trump Administration to Restore Humanitarian Aid to Central America
International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomes the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives to authorize foreign assistance to Central America. Sponsored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel and ranking Republican Michael McCaul, the United States–Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act (HR 2615) addresses poverty, governance, corruption and security in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. -
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Two Convictions. 99 years in prison. Guatemalan Courts Take Strong Stand against Sexual Violence.
In the last two months, IJM Guatemala has seen Guatemalan courts bring an end to two cases of sexual violence against children with outstanding sentences. The courts sentenced a perpetrator who raped three girls and produced child pornography to 64 years in prison - one of the longest sentences the country has ever seen in a case of this type. -
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IJM Lawyers Secure a 70-year Sentence for a Serial Rapist in Guatemala
On 30th August, a Guatemalan judge declared a 23-year-old serial rapist guilty and gave him a sentence of 70 years in prison for raping a minor and five other adult women. -
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IJM Celebrates 10 Years of Combating Sexual Violence in Guatemala
This week International Justice Mission celebrates a decade combating sexual violence in Guatemala. -
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Award-Winning Film Shines the Spotlight on an IJM Guatemala Case
The 24-minute film Aullido or Howl, recently won Best Short Film at the 2015 Justice Film Festival in Chicago, a festival featuring stories of the vulnerable and oppressed. The organization behind the film, CIY, partnered with IJM to tell the courageous story of 15-year-old Vincente who boldly decided to stand up against injustice. -
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Guatemalan School Principal Sentenced to Nearly 90 Years
An elementary school principal has been sentenced to nearly 90 years in prison for sexually assaulting seven fifth-grade boys under his care. The verdict was announced on December 29, 2014, and it brought IJMs 200th trial to a close in Guatemala. -
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5 Ways Guatemala Is Safer For Children Today Than 5 Years Ago
1. Guatemala now has a law that actually defines a crime of sexual violence.