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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 capital offences such as sexual and physical assault accountable through the formal public justice system. -
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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 to properly gather photos and videos is critical to establishing and winning a survivor's case. -
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Nov. 25, 2020: International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 — On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping the world, as is a second global scourge: violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls undermines global health, education, and economic development in normal times. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of domestic violence have increased by 20-40 percent in some countries.