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Slavery
St. Patrick's Day: A View on Suffering & Slavery
By Guest Blogger John Richmond, Former IJM India Director
March 17
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A Conversation On The Future Of Fighting Human Trafficking
Last week, I attended a panel co-sponsored by The Heritage Foundation and The McCain Institute that addressed the topic of combatting human...
March 11
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Violence Against Women & Children
Behind the Suits: Meet Mark Clookie
With 4 billion people living outside of the protection of the law, IJM relentlessly works to prove that justice is possible for people in poverty....
February 19
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Holly's News From Washington - February 2015
We celebrated here at IJM when Undersecretary Sarah Sewall announced to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 11th that the U.S....
February 18
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Holly's News From Washington - February 2015
Although President Obama devoted the bulk of his State of the Union address on January 20 to domestic concerns, he rightly raised the issue of ISIL...
February 05
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Three Things I Learned From Campaign Failure
As our team reflects on the past two years of work pushing this policy agenda forward—including hundreds of congressional meetings, thousands of...
February 03
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Slavery
Seahawks' Russell Okung: The Fight Against Modern Day Slavery is Ours to Win
As the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots prepare to go head-to-head in Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks offensive tackle Russell Okung has more than...
January 30
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Sexual Violence
WEF 2015: How Everyday Violence is Undermining Development
In the midst of this busy week at the World Economic Forum (WEF) I have found myself reflecting on WEF’s slogan of “Improving the State of the...
January 23
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Violence Against Women & Children
Op-ed: Why Justice Is Essential for Development
On December 4, the Secretary-General released a report called “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the...
January 02