Ieva Jusionyte awarded the 2025 Juan E. Méndez Book Award from the Duke Human Rights Center

Ieva Jusionyte has received the 2025 Juan E. Méndez Book Award from the Duke Human Rights Center for her recent book “Exit Wounds.”

The 2025 Juan E. Méndez Book Award from the Duke Human Rights Center recognizes an outstanding nonfiction book published in English on human rights, democracy, and social justice in contemporary Latin America. Ieva Jusionyte was awarded for her book Exit Wounds, which explores the ricochet effects of firearms smuggled from the U.S. to Mexico.

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