mutilation/cutting) and recruitment into armed forces and groups. Violence against children takes place at home, in school, online, in institutions, at work, in the community, in armed conflict and in disasters. It affects children from all walks of life. It has a devastating long-term impact on children. Growing up with violence seriously affects a child's development, dignity, and physical and psychological integrity. And yet, in many countries a lot of violence against children remains legal and is viewed as socially acceptable. Save the Children works with children, girls and boys, alongside women and men, to change attitudes, knowledge and behaviour so that violence against children is no longer tolerated. Since violence against children can be exacerbated and extreme in conflict situations, we campaign and work to protect children in conflict.1d:T414,

El Departmento de Huánco reported an increase in reported rape during the past years, which implies a greater demand for services for the care of the victims. This makes it necessary to know the potential problems that can affect the protection of the rights of people who are undergoing a process with the State.

This exploratory study of health and justice services in Peru examines the route of care through the State that victims transit as well as the experiences of the actors involved in these services. The study thus attempts to:

make an extensive inventory of problems along this route
identify categories of problems based on their specific manifestations
and identify fields associated with the problems encountered.

The data and analysis of this study provide the basis for further studies to address these problems, to understand the factors that influence their configuration, and to explore the risks they pose to the protection of the rights of rape victims in Peru.