HEIDELBERG, Germany – International Justice Mission has formally established its fourth affiliate office, located in Heidelberg, Germany.

IJM Germany will raise awareness and support for the frontline work of International Justice Mission’s 14 field offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Like IJM’s other affiliates in Canada (established in 2002), the UK (established in 2006) and the Netherlands (established in 2009), IJM Germany will not conduct in-country casework, but will leverage political will, social demand and financial commitment in support of IJM’s casework.

Washington, D.C. – IJM President Gary Haugen has called on the nationwide radio listeners of Prime Time America to join today’s abolition movement – a call that takes on particular significance on the March 25 International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a time for commemoration established by a 2007 U.N. resolution.

ABC World News Anchor Dan Harris traveled to Cambodia to uncover the devastating reality of child trafficking – and the hope inspired by men and women who have committed their lives to putting an end to this trade. In a moving March 21 ABC World News broadcast, Harris explores the frontlines of the fight against trafficking led by Agape International Missions, International Justice Mission and other partners in Cambodia. Watch the story here.

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – On February 4, 2010, IJM staff and leadership joined with members of the Cambodian government, Cambodian National Police, and representatives from The Asia Foundation (TAF) and USAID to celebrate the opening of IJM’s newest office in Siem Reap, Cambodia. With the opening of this new satellite field office, IJM Cambodia anticipates advancing the work of justice in bold and new ways.