The Presidency of the Dominican Republic this Thursday acknowledged Jompéame’s social actions, a few days after the prosecution gave this foundation a deadline to remove publications violating the rights of girls, boys and adolescents (NNA) from its social networks.
This message also came after Jompéame’s CEO, Katherine Motyka, attended a meeting this day with the director of the National Council for Children and Adolescents (Conani), Paula Disla.
“From the government, we appreciate the hard work done by the Jompéame Foundation, which strives to bring a light of hope and a better quality of life to many Dominicans,” said a message on the Presidency’s Twitter account.
Likewise, in another tweet, they reported on the meeting between Disla and Motyka, where they discussed issues related to the rights of children and adolescents, the ways to contribute to them and the immediate future of the Dominican child protection system, according to a statement by the government.
“At the meeting, the entities agreed to communicate openly and fluently for the benefit of children and adolescents,” said part of the press release.
Controversy
The head of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Girls, Boys, Adolescents and Families, Olga Diná Llaverías, called Motyka to her office early this week after the foundation published the case of a 12-year-old pregnant girl. after being sexually assaulted.
There, they signed a document stating that in no more than seven days, starting Tuesday, Jompéame should “remove all publications exposing children and adolescents” from its digital platforms.
It also prohibits the foundation from publishing any related publication, nor from disclosing data, information and images that compromise NNA’s privacy, image and integrity.
Reaction
After the actions of the prosecution, Motyka offered an interview in which she cried, expressing that she does not understand why they are forcing her to remove the aforementioned images and make sure that they do their job to help those families who run through the state must be protected.
We don’t understand why all this happened. We understand the issue of the law, we understand the issue of protecting the image of children and adolescents, but we also understand that just like this law, that article in the code for the protection of minors, also means that the state must guarantee their rights to children, ”said Katherine.