Project 116
We believe it is time to confront the injustice being committed against young girls in Brazil, but we need your help to do it.
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The situation
Time and again, we come across cases of abuse or sexual exploitation which, despite overwhelming evidence, are never even investigated – let alone prosecuted.
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In almost every case we have found, in remote towns along the BR-116, reports of violence against young girls are filed away, dropped or deliberately forgotten – especially when those accused wield a degree of power, influence, or money.
Our mission
We want to take a stand against this, force those in authority to act and show abusers that they cannot destroy a girl’s life and get away with it. But we can only do it with your help.
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We are creating a network of ‘advocates’, people who are committed to writing and posting, at most, four letters a year, a letter which could change a girl’s life for good.
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We come together
When we believe international pressure could make a difference, we will email you details of the case and the wording (in Portuguese) of the letter we’d like you to write.
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We make a stand
You write the letter by hand and post it, by registered post preferably, to the address of the judge, mayor, or other authority where we’d like to send it.
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We demand justice
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of letters will arrive from around the world on the doorstep of the person with the power to bring justice to a girl’s life.