Latin America

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 16

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

IJM and AERODOM Join Forces to End Trafficking in the Dominican Republic
This is the first collaborative agreement that IJM in the Dominican Republic has signed with the business sector. As IJM expands its partnerships,...
March 12

Sex Trafficking
Three Rescued. Two suspects arrested.
That Friday night, Dominican police, public justice officials and IJM entered a ‘‘Santería’’ (a place for religious practices that combine indigenous...
March 11

Sex Trafficking
Appeals Court Increases Sentence in Trafficking Case
On February 9, the Criminal Court of Appeals in the Dominican Republic more than doubled a sentence, going from six years to 15, against the leader...
February 11