Press Release
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Human Trafficking
IJM Welcomes Passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act in the House of Representatives
The bill, introduced by Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ-4) and Susan Wild (D-PA-7), was backed by tremendous bipartisan support with an...
February 13
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
IJM supports the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with five tech CEOs on the subject of online sexual exploitation of children. We urge Congress to...
February 01
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Applauds Senate Passage of the REPORT Act
IJM welcomes the Senate passage of the REPORT Act, a bipartisan bill which will advance online protection measures for children around the world.
December 15
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Sex Trafficking
IJM Testifies Before House Homeland Security Committee
Pablo Villeda testified today before the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding IJM’s success in combatting sex trafficking of children in...
November 14
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Advocates Ask Congress to Fight Online Child Abuse in IJM Lobby Day
IJM hosts advocates in Washington, D.C., to urge policymakers to support the EARN IT Act (S.1207 / H.R.2732).
October 16
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Human Trafficking
IJM Addresses House Foreign Affairs Committee on Violence Against Children
Josephine Aparo testified before Congress presenting her personal experience as a survivor of violence and urging policymakers to fight against...
September 19
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Testifies on Exploitation of Children Before House Judiciary Committee
IJM’s Vanessa Bautista and John Tanagho called on Congress to compel online service providers to act proactively against child exploitation on their...
September 13
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
1 in 100 Children Sexually Exploited in Livestreams, New Abuse Images and Videos in the Philippines Last Year, Driven by Foreign Demand
IJM in partnership with the Nottingham Rights Lab releases Scale of Harm study which measured the prevalence of the trafficking of children in the...
September 07
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Slavery
International Justice Mission’s Team Freedom Announces Its Core Leadership Team
International Justice Mission (IJM)’s professional athlete program, Team Freedom, is celebrating the launch of the Team Freedom Core, its leadership...
July 28