The department of Jalapa, located in eastern Guatemala, has a strong presence of gender violence, especially cases of sexual violence against girls under 14. Just in the first semester of 2018, the Ministry of Public Health reported more than 60 cases of pregnancies in girls under 14, which is considered aggravated sexual violence by our law. In addition, more than 1,600 cases of pregnancies have been reported in adolescents, influenced by different circumstances, one of them is sexual violence.
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ST-POC-1909-27555
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80360.00
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60270.00
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60270.00
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