CEJA and the German Federal Foreign Office Launch Course on Gender-Based Violence in Trinidad and Tobago

February 19, 2026
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The Justice Studies Center of the Americas (CEJA), with the support of the German Federal Foreign Office, officially launched in Trinidad and Tobago the course “Improving Criminal Prosecution and Resocialisation in Cases of Gender-Based Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

The programme is designed for prosecutors, public defenders, police officers, and civil society representatives. It aims to strengthen criminal prosecution and enhance institutional responses to gender-based violence through the exchange of best practices across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The opening ceremony brought together national and international authorities, including Trevor Clarke, Deputy Public Defender of Trinidad and Tobago; Martin Lange, representative of the Embassy of Germany; and Ana Aguilar, Executive Director of CEJA. Kim Sealy, course tutor and facilitator of the training process, delivered the academic presentation of the programme, which commences on 18 February.

Technical Training with a Regional Focus

The course aims to strengthen participants’ capacities to investigate and litigate gender-based violence cases through a victim-centred approach, analyse the trajectory of such cases within the criminal justice system, apply international standards, and promote strategies for resocialisation and prevention of reoffending. It also provides a regional platform for the exchange of best practices.

This edition in Trinidad and Tobago reaffirms CEJA’s and the German cooperation’s commitment to institutional strengthening and to promoting a more accessible, inclusive, and gender-responsive justice system throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

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