Healing with truth. Fighting for justice.

Education

We are dedicated to educating victims of human rights violations, as well as the broader public, on their fundamental human rights. We offer accessible resources, legal guidance, and survivor-centered content that demystifies international and local human rights protections.

Transformation

Through our healing and resource groups we support victims of human rights abuses and victims of sexual violence with concrete needs to heal and thrive.

Research

We conduct rigorous, survivor-informed research into human rights abuses around the world. We document violations, analyze patterns, and expose systems of impunity, providing evidence-based insights to inform advocacy, legal action, and policy change. By centering the voices of those impacted and collaborating with communities, our work bridges the gap between documentation and accountability.

United Justice Operates across the Americas

Bringing Lasting Change

The fight for human rights protections is not about short term solutions. Defending human rights means showing up for the one and the masses.

Across the Americas we collaborate closely with victims, their family members, and civil society to uncover human rights abuses and fight against impunity. Fighting for truth for victims and family members of disappearances means healing for them and for society. Change cannot happen without truth.

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Human Rights Abuses by the Numbers

13,588 new cases

of missing and disappeared individuals were registered in 2024

120,740 cases

have been recorded since 1962, with nearly 100,000 still unresolved.

‍Citizen groups and the UN suggest actual numbers may be significantly higher due to underreporting and removal of cases.

70%

of the reported disappearance cases in Jalisco involve young adults and teenagers — the highest number in all of Mexico.

~100%

of disappearance cases in Mexico go unpunished, reflecting an alarming level of impunity.

Our Strategy

We've helped shape hundreds of lives through different verticals

EDUCATION

Educating civil society and victims of human rights abuses

TRANSFORMATION

Providing legal guidance, and survivor-centered resources, and basic needs for victims

RESEARCH

Working alongside victims and their families, we research human rights abuses and international human rights law avenues to provide international human rights law resources.

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Families of the disappeared fight day and night searching for their missing loved ones. We provide logistical, legal, and basic needs support for families of the disappeared.

“United Justice has been a huge blessing for me and my son. They have changed our lives with continuous support for over three years, helping get my son in school and helping me learn how to have a business of my own” -

_{- Samantha a Venezuelan survivor participating in UJ’s prevention programs in Ecuador.}

I have lived in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia with my two children. We had to leave Venezuela and we have had to endure many hardships, especially racism. I am truly grateful to United Justice, they have been like angels to us. I have felt supported and they care for the women and children like us that have to leave the country to survive.

- Martha, Venezuelan survivor in Ecuador.

I heard about the work of United Justice while living in Cucuta, Colombia. As a Venezuelan immigrant I have volunteered on the border in Colombia/Venezuela, helping at risk women and children for UJ. I became a mentor for survivors of sex trafficking, and then became a beneficiary when I needed help. I am extremely grateful to United Justice for what they bring to my community.

- Julia, Venezuelan refugee