The presidency of the Dominican Republic on Thursday acknowledged Jompéame’s social actions, a few days after the Public Ministry gave the foundation a deadline to remove from its social networks publications that violate the rights of girls, boys and adolescents (NNA).
This message also came after Jompéame CEO Katherine Motyka attended a meeting with the director of the National Council for Children and Adolescents (Conani), Paula Disla, on this day.
“On behalf of the government, we appreciate the hard work of the Jompéame Foundation, which strives to bring light of hope and a better quality of life for many Dominicans,” he read in a message posted on the presidency’s Twitter account.
Also, in another tweet, they reported on the meeting between Disla and Motyka in which they discussed issues related to the rights of children and adolescents, ways to contribute to them and the immediate future of the Dominican child protection system, according to a government statement.
“At the meeting, the entities agreed to maintain an open and fluid communication in favor of children and adolescents,” reads part of the press release.
Controversy
The head of the National Directorate for Girls, Boys, Adolescents and the Family in the Public Ministry, Olga Diná Llaverías, summoned Motyka to her office earlier this week, after the foundation published the case of a twelve-year-old pregnant girl. after being sexually abused.
There they signed a document stating that in no more than seven days, starting Tuesday, Jompéame will have to remove from its digital platforms “all publications exposing children and adolescents”.
It also prohibits the foundation from publishing any related publication or exposing data, information and images that affect the privacy, image and integrity of the child.
Reaction
Following the prosecution’s actions, Motyka gave an interview in which she cried, expressing that she did not understand why she was forced to remove the images mentioned above, making sure they did their job to help those families who need to be protected by the state.
“I do not 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, like this law, that article in the code for the protection of minors, is the fact that the state must guarantee all their rights to children. said Katherine.