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Evaluación externa del programa de Misión Internacional de Justicia

IJM Republica Dominicana Informe Evaluación Externa Spanish Final:

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Author DEMIUSARResource Type Impact StudyPublication DateNovember, 2023Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

La presente evaluación es independiente y sumativa, realizada tras 9 años de trabajo de IJM en República Dominicana. Está orientada a identificar en qué medida el Programa de IJM en RD ha logrado fortalecer el Sistema Público de Justicia (SPJ) dominicano en respuesta a la Trata de Personas con Fines de Explotación Sexual (TDPFES) y la Explotación Sexual Comercial de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes (ESCNNA), y en qué medida esta respuesta del Estado dominicano contribuyó a una reducción de la prevalencia de la ESCNNA y la TDPFES. El informe señala que IJM se posicionó como organización líder en República Dominicana contra la ESCNNA y la TDPFES, logrando un fortalecimiento de las instituciones del SPJ y una mayor cooperación entre las mismas, lo que permitió investigaciones y acusaciones de mayor calidad, sentencias más adecuadas y un trato más sensible a las víctimas. Asimismo, IJM jugó un rol fundamental movilizando diferentes actores de la sociedad civil y otras organizaciones como las de Naciones Unidas, a través de acciones de incidencia conjuntas para combatir la ESCNNA y la TDPFES, que contribuyeron a una mayor conciencia política y social sobre el tema.

External Evaluation International Justice Mission Dominican Republic Program, 2013-2022

IJM Dominican Republic External Evaluation English Final:

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Author DEMIUSARResource Type Impact StudyPublication DateNovember, 2023Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

This is an independent and summative evaluation, conducted after 9 years of IJM's work in the Dominican Republic. It aims to identify to what extent the IJM DR program has been able to strengthen the Dominican Public Justice System (PJS) in response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (CSEC), and to what extent this response of the Dominican state contributed to a reduction in the prevalence of CSEC and TIP. The report notes that IJM positioned itself as a leading organization against CSEC and TIP in the Dominican Republic, achieving a strengthening of PJS institutions and greater cooperation between them, which allowed for higher quality investigations and prosecutions, more appropriate sentencing, and more sensitive treatment of victims. IJM also played a fundamental role in mobilizing civil society actors and other organizations, such as the United Nations, through joint advocacy actions to combat CSEC and TIP, ultimately contributing to greater political and social awareness of the issue.

Scale of Harm: Estimating the Prevalence of Trafficking to Produce Child Sexual Exploitation Material in the Philippines

IJM Scale of Harm 2023 Full Report 5f292593a9:

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Author International Justice Mission , Nottingham Rights LabResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateOctober, 2023Location PhilippinesSubject Online Sexual Exploitation of Children , Sex trafficking

The production of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) is an issue that plagues communities worldwide. Yet, the Philippines has been identified as a global epicenter for financially motivated CSEM production, especially via livestreaming. Anecdotal evidence suggests that incidences of this form of trafficking and exploitation in the Philippines are high. In March 2021, International Justice Mission (IJM) launched the Scale of Harm project to measure the prevalence of trafficking of children to produce CSEM in the Philippines.

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines

Philippines OSEC Scoping Review:

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Author Steven Roche , Carmela Otarra , Imogen Fell , Christine Belle Torres , Sydney ReesResource Type Other Study TypePublication DateApril, 2023Location PhilippinesSubject Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) , Sex trafficking

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) is a rising form of child abuse in the Philippines with significant social, health and wellbeing consequences for survivors. In response, this scoping review was undertaken to advance understanding of the current empirical evidence on OSEC in the Philippines and to identify its characteristics, key drivers and leading intervention and prevention approaches in order to develop improved policy and practice responses.

Study of the Dominican public justice system in response to sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children, 2010–2022

DR PJS Performance confidence reliance study:

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Author IJMResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateMarch, 2023Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) , Sex trafficking

This study examines the response of the public justice system (PJS) of the Dominican Republic in response to commercial sexual exploitation of children and sex trafficking from 2010-2022. It is the first study of its kind in the DR to use a robust methodology and provide concrete data about the performance of the PJS in response to the crime, key stakeholder confidence in the PJS response, and people’s reliance on the PJS.

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Dominican Republic

DR Endline CSEC Prevalence Study:

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Author IJMResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateJanuary, 2023Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

This study examines the prevalence of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in 20 cities in the Dominican Republic through an undercover survey that used qualitative and quantitative methods. This report contrasts 2022 prevalence levels with those obtained in a baseline study conducted by IJM in 2014. This study found a statistically significant 78% reduction in the prevalence of CSEC over the eight years between the two studies. The prevalence of CSEC went from 10.0% in 2014 to 2.2% in 2022.

Estudio sobre el sistema público de justicia dominicano en el tema de la trata de personas con fines de explotación sexual y la explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes, 2010-2022

Estudio sobre la respuesta del SPJ dominicano a la ESCNNA y TDP 2010 2022:

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Author IJMResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateNovember, 2022Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

El presente estudio examina la respuesta del sistema público de justicia (SPJ) dominicano a la explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes (ESCNNA) y la trata de personas (TDP) con fines de explotación sexual en el período comprendido entre 2010-2022. Es el primer estudio nacional de este tipo que emplea una metodología robusta y aporta datos concretos sobre el desempeño del SPJ en respuesta al crimen, la percepción de confianza de autoridades claves sobre la respuesta del SPJ y la fiabilidad del SPJ desde la perspectiva de los sobrevivientes.

La explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en República Dominicana, estudio de prevalencia de línea final

Estudio de prevalencia de la ESCNNA en RD linea final OFICIAL en linea:

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Author IJMResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateNovember, 2022Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

El presente estudio examina los niveles de prevalencia de la explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes (ESCNNA) en 20 ciudades prioritarias de la República Dominicana, a través de una encuesta encubierta que usó métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos. Este informe presenta los resultados de la prevalencia en 2022 en contraste con los obtenidos en el estudio de línea base realizado por IJM en 2014. Documenta una reducción significativa de la prevalencia de ESCNNA, pasando de 10.0 % en 2014 a 2.2 % en 2022. Esto significa que, en el transcurso de ocho años, la prevalencia de ESCNNA es un 78.0 % menor a la encontrada en 2014.

Justice Review, IJM learnings, Violence Against Women and Children

IJM Justice Review2019 compressed:

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Author multipleResource Type Introduction and summary of 4 full-length studies (Guatemala, Bolivia, 2 Uganda)Publication DateSeptember, 2020Location Guatemala , Bolivia , UgandaSubject Violence Against Women and Children

Summary Report: Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines: Analysis and Recommendations for Governments, Industry, and Civil Society

Final OSEC Public Summary 05 20 2020:

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Author International Justice Mission with 14 Implementing and Advisory PartnersResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateMay, 2020Location PhilippinesSubject Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

This summary report provides the highlights from the study into the nature and scale of OSEC in the Philippines. This study was led by IJM, in partnership with the Philippine Government and a variety of stakeholders, under the U.S.-Philippine Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership between the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Government of the Philippines.

Full Length Report: Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines: Analysis and Recommendations for Governments, Industry, and Civil Society

Final Public Full Report 5 20 2020:

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Author International Justice Mission with 14 Implementing and Advisory PartnersResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateMay, 2020Location PhilippinesSubject Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

This report presents the results of a study into the nature and scale of OSEC in the Philippines. This study was led by IJM, in partnership with the Philippine Government and a variety of stakeholders, under the U.S.-Philippine Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership between the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Government of the Philippines.

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Philippines: A Review of the Criminal Justice System’s Response

Philippines OSEC Criminal Justice System Baseline Assessment:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateDecember, 2018Location PhilippinesSubject Online Sexual Exploitation of Children

This report summarizes the baseline study findings of the Philippine Government’s response to the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children as it was in 2017.

Final Evaluation of Program to Combat Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Guatemala 2005-2017

IJM Guatemala External Evaluation Report:

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Author ARS ProgettiResource Type Program EvaluationPublication DateDecember, 2018Location GuatemalaSubject Sexual Violence Against Children

An Endline Study of the Prevalence of Property Grabbing among Widows In Mukono County, Uganda, and the Response of the Justice System (2018)

Uganda Property Grabbing Prevalence:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Endline StudyPublication DateDecember, 2018Location UgandaSubject Land theft

The Criminal Justice System Response to Child Sexual Assault in Guatemala: 2013–2017

IJM Guatemala Endline Performance Study:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Endline StudyPublication DateDecember, 2018Location GuatemalaSubject Sexual Violence Against Children

Justice Review: A Journal of Protection and Justice for the Poor

IJM Justice Review:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Other Study TypePublication DateAugust, 2018Location Multiple CountriesSubject Forced Labor

The second edition of IJM's Justice Review is a compendium of studies of forced, trafficked labor commissioned by International Justice Mission. This edition includes substantial summaries of full-length prevalence reports on bonded labor in Tamil Nadu and Bangalore, India; child labor slavery in Ghana; and trafficked labor in Thailand's fishing industry. It also includes studies of the capacity of the Cambodian and Thai governments' criminal justice systems to address labor trafficking. Links to the majority of the full-length reports are included.

External Evaluation of IJM's Property Grabbing Program in Mukono County, Uganda

IJM Kampala End of Program Evaluation FINAL:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Program EvaluationPublication DateAugust, 2018Location UgandaSubject Land theft

An external evaluation of IJM's 2012-2017 program to address land theft (property grabbing) from widows by strengthening the public justice system response.

La respuesta del Sistema de Justicia Penal a la Violencia Sexual en contra de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes en Guatemala 2013-2017. Indicadores de práctica, proceso y resolución.

SVAC Public Justice System Performance Study Guatemala:

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Author IJMResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateAugust, 2018Location GuatemalaSubject Sexual Violence Against Children

Este estudio analiza el desempeño del SJP en Guatemala en casos de violencia sexual en contra de la niñez y adolescencia, y donde es apropiado, hacer una comparación entre los hallazgos de línea final entre 2013-2017 y los hallazgos del estudio de línea base entre 2008- 2012, llevado a cabo en 2012-2013. El objetivo principal de este estudio es entender cómo ha cambiado el desempeño del SJP en Guatemala durante los últimos cinco años, reconocer las mejoras, y contribuir a los esfuerzos del SJP de mejorar la respuesta del sistema a los casos de violencia sexual en contra de NNA.

Assessment of Survivor Outcomes Validation Study (ASO)

ASO Validation Study English:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Validation StudyPublication DateJuly, 2018Location Multiple CountriesSubject Assessment of Survivor Outcomes

The Assessment of Survivor Outcomes (ASO) tool, developed by International Justice Mission is a valid and reliable tool for measuring progress toward restoration and outcomes for survivors who are recovering from various forms of violence and exploitation.

Explore the ASO Tool: www.ijm.org/aso

A Performance Study of the Bolivian Public Justice System

IJM A Performance Study of the Bolivian Public Justice System:

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IJM Estudio de Rendimiento del Sistema de Justicia Boliviano:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateJuly, 2018Location BoliviaSubject Sexual Violence

An investigation conducted in collaboration with the Bolivian Magistrate's Council to assess the criminal process, from start to finish, of cases of sexual violence against children in La Paz, Bolivia.

Investigación realizada en colaboración con el Consejo de la Magistratura de Bolivia para evaluar el proceso penal, de principio a fin, en casos de violencia sexual contra la niñez en La Paz, Bolivia.

Child Sex Trafficking in Metro Manila

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence StudyPublication DateMay, 2018Location PhilippinesSubject Child Sex Trafficking in Metro Manila

A study measuring the prevalence of children in commercial sexual exploitation in Metro Manila, the Philippines

Not In The Same Boat

IJM Not In The Same Boat:

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Author Issara Institute , International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence StudyPublication DateSeptember, 2017Location ThailandSubject Forced Labor

Child Sexual Assault: Practice and Learnings

Inspire csa recommendations:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Article or White PaperPublication DateAugust, 2017Location Multiple CountriesSubject Policy recommendations on child sexual assault

By Holly Burkhalter, Senior Advisor for Justice System Transformation. Originally submitted to the World Health Organization as part of a WHO-UNICEF initiative to implement the anti-violence Sustainable Development Goals relating to children. This white paper describes IJM experience and learnings from its field offices which address the issue of sexual assault of children. It discusses child and victim-friendly process throughout investigation and prosecution of child sexual assault and specific criminal justice capacities which are required to protect victims and deter predators.

Evaluation of the Program to Combat Sex Trafficking of Children in the Philippines: 2003-2015

Philippines csec program evaluation:

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Author Dr. Robin HaarrResource Type Program EvaluationPublication DateAugust, 2017Location PhilippinesSubject Sex trafficking

Evaluation of the Program to Combat Sex Trafficking of Children in the Philippines: 2003-2015

Labor Trafficking in Cambodia

Labor trafficking in cambodia a review of the pjss response ijm 2016:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Other Study TypePublication DateNovember, 2016Location CambodiaSubject Forced Labor

A Review of the Public Justice System’s Response to Labor Trafficking in Cambodia

Child Trafficking into Forced Labor on Lake Volta, Ghana

Ijm ghana report:

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Author Kirsten Singleton , Katrina B. Stone , Julie StrickerPublication DateOctober, 2016Location GhanaSubject Forced Labor

The purpose of this baseline study was to document the scope and nature of child trafficking in Lake Volta’s fishing industry.

Child Sex Trafficking in Angeles City

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence StudyPublication DateOctober, 2016Location PhilippinesSubject Sex trafficking

A study measuring the prevalence of children in commercial sexual exploitation in Angeles City, the Philippines

External Evaluation of IJM’s Program to Combat Sex Trafficking of Children in Cambodia, 2004-2014

2015 Evaluation of IJM CSEC Program in Cambodia Final Report:

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2015 Evaluation of IJM CSEC Program in Cambodia Executive Summary:

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Author Dr. Robin HaarrResource Type Program EvaluationPublication DateDecember, 2015Location CambodiaSubject Sex trafficking

An evaluation of IJM’s 10-year program to combat sex trafficking of children in Cambodia

Estudio Investigativo de la Prevalencia de la Explotación Sexual Comercial de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes en la República Dominicana

CSEC Prevalence Study Dominican Republic:

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Author IJMResource Type Prevalence StudyPublication DateAugust, 2015Location Dominican RepublicSubject Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

La explotación sexual comercial de NNA en la República Dominicana es un problema significativo. Otros estudios en los últimos 15 años han reportado consistentemente números altos de niñez explotada en esta industria. Sin embargo, no ha habido un estudio en años recientes que mida en tiempo real, la prevalencia de NNA en situación de ESC en la República Dominicana. Este estudio, ejecutado en el 2014, tiene como propósito llenar este vacío significativo de investigación con una medida estadística significativa, así como también proveer un punto de partida sólido a partir del cual se pueda evaluar la efectividad de las intervenciones conjuntas del gobierno e IJM en el combate a la ESC en los años que vienen.

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Dominican Republic

IJM Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Dominican Republic:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence StudyPublication DateApril, 2015Location Dominican RepublicSubject Sex trafficking

A study measuring the prevalence of children in commercial sexual exploitation in the Dominican Republic

Property Grabbing from Ugandan Widows and the Public Justice System Response

IJM Propery Grabbing from Ugandan Widows and the Justice System:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence Study , Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateOctober, 2014Location UgandaSubject Land theft

A mixed-methods assessment in Mukono County, Uganda assessing the prevalence of land theft (property grabbing) from widows as well as the justice system response to the crime.

Strengthening the Performance of the Ugandan Public Justice System

Uganda World Bank Paper:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Article or White PaperPublication DateMarch, 2014Location UgandaSubject Land theft

Paper detailing a model to secure and protect widow and orphan land rights - presented at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, March 2014

Guatemalan Criminal Justice System Performance Study, 2008-2012

Guatemala Public Justice System Performance Study:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Public Justice System Performance StudyPublication DateAugust, 2013Location GuatemalaSubject Sexual Violence Against Children

Indicators of practice, process and resolution in cases of child sexual assault nationwide

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Cambodia

CSEC Prevalence Cambodia FINAL 12 Sept 2013 1:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Crime Prevalence StudyPublication DateMarch, 2013Location CambodiaSubject Sex trafficking

A study measuring the prevalence of children in commercial sexual exploitation in three major Cambodian cities

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Cambodia and the Public Justice System Response

Author International Justice MissionResource Type Public Justice System Performance Study , Other Study TypePublication DateMarch, 2013Location CambodiaSubject Sex trafficking

A stakeholder analysis of change in Cambodia, 2000-2012

Sex Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Perpetrator Accountability

Sex Trafficking Law Enforcment and Perpetrator Accountability2:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Article or White PaperPublication DateJune, 2012Location Multiple CountriesSubject Sex trafficking

By IJM Vice President of Government Relations and Advocacy Holly Burkhalter. Originally published in The Anti-Trafficking Review.

From Inside Prison Walls

Author International Justice MissionResource Type Other Study TypePublication DateOctober, 2011Location CambodiaSubject Sex trafficking

Interviews with incarcerated brothel owners and human traffickers in Cambodia

Project Lantern Results Summary

Cebu Project Lantern Results Summary:

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Author International Justice MissionResource Type Article or White PaperPublication DateJanuary, 2011Location PhilippinesSubject Sex trafficking

Summary of four-years of IJM partnership with local justice system actors and other stakeholders in Cebu, the Philippines