LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - IJM Bolivia fights sexual violence by tenaciously representing victims in court - but the team also seeks to transform the landscape entirely by building a movement that will bring new allies to the fight on behalf of vulnerable children. The IJM Bolivia team seeks to nurture partners within Bolivia’s Christian community who will bring their faith and passion to combat sexual violence against children.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES— On June 10, in two separate operations conducted simultaneously, the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) partnered with International Justice Mission to safely remove 13 girls and women from the custody of traffickers accused of sexually exploiting them.

SAMAR, Philippines – On Thursday, May 21, International Justice Mission launched a critical new program to combat child sex trafficking in Western Samar. At the official launch event, IJM was joined in celebrating the hope of this vital new project by U.S. Embassy staff and key partners in the Philippine government, along with international organizations including UNICEF and Plan International and many local NGOs.

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA - On April 20, IJM Bolivia Field Office Director Jaime Farrant was honored with the “Gold Emblem” award by the Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Crimen (FELCC), Bolivia's special anti-crime police force. The FELCC bestows the honor annually to individuals, police officers and leaders of organizations that are of great assistance to the FELCC in fighting crime. IJM Bolivia's Director of Investigations also received an "honorable mention" certificate for his specific contributions to combating violent crimes against children.

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – This spring, IJM continued to host trainings for Cambodian police, equipping officers to respond to the needs of trafficking victims in accordance with international best practice standards.

Though IJM has trained hundreds of police officers, this training broke new ground, with a vital role played by active social workers in IJM Cambodia’s aftercare department. Members of IJM Cambodia’s aftercare team met with officers from Cambodia’s northern provinces to train them on the importance of victim care and the role of social workers in investigations. This marked the first time social workers provided instruction to Cambodian police.