International Justice Mission

Violence against women and children destroys lives and communities, but together we can end it. International Justice Mission (IJM) works with governments and local partners to protect women and c...

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Forced labor slavery traps millions of people in brutal conditions, but together we can end it. International Justice Mission (IJM) works with governments and local partners to rescue victims, hol...

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Sex trafficking and online sexual exploitation of children are devastating crimes happening worldwide, and together we can stop them. International Justice Mission (IJM) partners with governments ...

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Online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is when perpetrators pay traffickers to produce images or videos of the sexual abuse of minors. It is a rapidly growing crime in the Philippines due to...

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In Kenya, police abuse of power is commonplace. Historically, police officers have had the freedom to bribe, abuse, falsely accuse and imprison, and even kill citizens with little fear of any conse...

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Slavery is illegal almost everywhere. But millions of men, women and children are trapped in modern-day slavery around the world. There are an estimated 50 million people held in slavery today. W...

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1,188 children. Each one now with a future full of possibility. Thousands of children in the Philippines still need someone in their corner. For more than a decade, IJM has partnered with local au...

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Chris Richards is proud to support @intljusticemission, the world’s largest and most trusted anti-trafficking organization, in using this World Cup moment to raise awareness for children who deserv...

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Julie Ertz is proud to support @IntlJusticeMission , the world’s largest and most trusted anti-trafficking organization, in using this World Cup moment to raise awareness for children who deserve a...

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Today, 50 million people are living in modern slavery. 1 in 4 are children. Childhoods are being lost to violence and exploitation. Join Chris Richards in helping to restore their freedom and mak...

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Today, 50 million people are living in modern slavery. 1 in 4 are children. Childhoods are being lost to violence and exploitation. Join Julie in helping to restore their freedom and making joy, ...

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Today, 50 million people are living in modern slavery, and 1 in 4 are children. For these children, play is not part of childhood. By restoring freedom, we restore the chance to play, grow and be...

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Today, 50 million people are living in modern slavery. 1 in 4 are children. Children living in modern slavery miss out on safety, freedom and the chance to play. When their freedom is restored, t...

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This week, our teams in South Asia pulled off our second largest rescue operation in history. 518 people. Free. 100 of them children. Some just days old. These families had been trapped for year...

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Your Voice Moves Congress. Together, Our Voices Move Justice Forward. Across the country and around the world, survivors and advocates are leading the movement to end violence. At IJM’s Advocacy S...

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Rimu* is one of millions. Today, 28 million people are living in slavery. That's 1 in every 150 people. But every one of them has a name. A story. A future worth fighting for. We’re on a missio...

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Recently, the children of billionaire Warren Buffett discussed their role in stewarding the vast philanthropic resources their father has committed to giving away. During the conversation, Howard B...

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“I’m here because this abuse needs to stop, but I can't do it alone." Stand with Joy*. Stand for justice. Together, we can end child exploitation. Watch the short film now over on our channel.

Joy* was only 10 years old when she was forced by her aunt to stand in front of a camera and be sexually exploited. Her abuse was purchased online multiple times by customers around the world. Trag...

Nary was six years old when she was sold into a brothel by a neighbor. She was forced to live in a tiny room with bars on the windows, enduring exploitation and brutality that no young girl should ...