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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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Undercover Rescue Operation Frees 29 in the Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, April 21, 2015 It was a typical Wednesday afternoon at a private house party in the Dominican Republic, the most-visited destination in the Caribbean. But moments after someone announced, "Let’s have the wine,” police stormed through the door. -
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New Study in the Dominican Republic: 1 in 10 Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation are Children
A cutting-edge study recently released by International Justice Mission reveals that 1 in 10 victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic are children. -
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Guatemalan School Principal Sentenced to Nearly 90 Years
GUATEMALA CITY, January 16, 2015 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 IJM’s 200<sup>th</sup> trial to a close in Guatemala. -
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IJM’s First Cases In the Dominican Republic Result in Two Arrests & Justice for 14-Year-Old Girl
For a young teen named Clarisa* and her family, the fact that two men are in prison facing sex trafficking charges brings a sense of safety that seemed unimaginable just a few weeks ago. And for the IJM team in the Dominican Republic—established late last year and fully operational only for a few months—these arrests are critical to seeking justice in one of IJM's first cases in the country. -
