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Human Trafficking
Man Unicycles Across the Country To Combat Slavery
Many college graduates aren’t sure what they want to do after college. But Adam Gianforte had a plan. After graduating from Cornell University with a...
November 09
Sex Trafficking
Increase in Convictions in the Philippines Keep Children Safe, Traffickers Off the Streets
More than 35 survivors of trafficking will now be able to breathe a little easier. Last week, six traffickers were convicted for human trafficking...
November 05
Police Abuse of Power
Senior Police Officer Charged with Murder in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA – Nearly two years ago a man named Samuel* was beaten to death inside a police station by the station commander.
November 04
Advocating #OnBehalfOfChange: How A Millennial Learned to Make A Change the Old-Fashioned Way
Change is something everyone can effect - here's how.
October 27
Human Trafficking
IJM and Police Rescue Girls from Trafficking Aboard Moving Train
MUMBAI, INDIA – Four girls as young as 10 were rescued last week from a moving train headed hundreds of miles away from their home to Mumbai.
October 14
Why The Next 15 Years Will Be Big For Widows In Uganda—And Justice Advocates Around The World
IJM staff meet with Samantha Power, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, to deliver a giant stack of signatures from people around the country...
October 12
Sex Trafficking
IJM Trains 5000th Official in Mumbai
MUMBAI, INDIA – It was just after midnight when the rescue was complete. IJM had assisted with an anti-trafficking operation in Kamathipura, Mumbai’s...
August 28
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Filipino Children as Young as 2 Rescued from Cybersex Trafficking
CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES – A bulky desktop computer sits unplugged on the table in a police station. It looks harmless. But it’s not. It was once used...
August 20
Sex Trafficking
IJM’s First Conviction in the Dominican Republic
Today, a criminal was found guilty and sentenced in the Dominican Republic for the commercial sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. The ruling is...
August 12