By Caitlin Lambert | Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Because of you, children who are too often forgotten did not face detention alone — they had someone to defend them.
In 2025, because of your support CLDC was able to:
Defend 609 new children
Secure the release of 353 children
Reduce sentences for 129 children
Each of these numbers represents a child whose future changed because you chose to give.
Behind every case is a child reunited with family, a return to school, or a second chance to grow up outside prison walls. Your support makes these outcomes possible.
To see this impact firsthand, we invite you to hear from our Managing Lawyer, Idiris, who works daily to protect children’s rights in Somaliland: watch his video here.
Thank you for standing with these children and making justice real.
With gratitude,
Children’s Legal Defense Center
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