by Emma Ecker | Nov 1, 2021 | Belize, Breaking News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
Two defendants in Belize were sentenced on October 28, 2021, for charges related to child trafficking after being convicted on September 28, 2021. Justice Antoinette Moore sentenced Jeffrey Perez to 12 years in prison for child sexual exploitation. Petrona Montejo was...
by Emma Ecker | Oct 12, 2021 | Breaking News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
On October 8, 2021, a Ugandan school administrator was found guilty on all charges of child trafficking and given a life sentence. This is the first case in Uganda in which a convicted defendant of child trafficking has been given a life sentence. The defendant had...
by Kelli Ross | Dec 3, 2020 | In the News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
New Vision highlighted Special Counsel to Uganda Tyler Dunman in its September 17, 2020, article, “A push for safe spaces in courts for victims of child trafficking.” “We all have an obligation that the privacy and the confidentiality of victims are...
by Kelli Ross | Nov 20, 2020 | Belize, In the News, Our Stories, Stories from the Field
The U.S. Embassy in Belize announced the Institute as one of four recipients of the 2020 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI ESF) grant on October 27, 2020. Theses grants support good governance, using civil society engagement to...
by Cherisse Francis | Aug 28, 2019 | Our Stories, Stories from the Field
By: CHERISSE FRANCIS Last month, Cherisse Francis, the Judicial Law Clerk to the designated TIP justice of Belize, attended the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Regional Conference on combatting Trafficking in Persons. The conference was an important...
