United States of America
Human Trafficking
Bikers Trek 3K Miles to Break the Chains of Human Trafficking
On May 24 two riders set off on an arduous cross-country bike ride with a mighty goal in mind: to break the chains of poverty and human trafficking....
June 15
Sexual Violence
Life Sentencing for American Expat Sends Strong Message to Sex Offenders Overseas
An American expat will spend the rest of his life behind bars for child sexual abuse crimes committed in the Philippines. A Los Angeles federal court...
May 19
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
Slavery
IJM Commends Introduction of Landmark Anti-Slavery Bill in Senate
A bipartisan group of Senators, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN), introduced legislation today that would marshal...
February 24
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
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
Labor Trafficking
IJM's Gary Haugen Testifies on Slavery Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Today, IJM President and CEO Gary Haugen testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing entitled "Ending Modern Slavery: What...
February 04
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two Reasons Why We Are Celebrating the Cromnibus
The new omnibus spending bill has two important wins for IJM.
February 02
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