She Wanted a Better Life for Her Son
Mom means something special to each of us: kindness, bravery, compassion, care, hard-work, strength and certainly inspiration. Chandramma exemplifies...
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Advocacy
Why Run the Race to Rescue?
When teenage philanthropist Sophia learned about IJM’s fight against modern-day slavery, she was shocked. She had no idea how prevalent of a problem...
May 28
Lara's Story
The night of her rescue, 15-year-old Lara* was overwhelmed and confused. On one hand, she was afraid. Lara felt responsible to support her mother and...
May 04
Land Theft
Rita was a loving mother of six young children.
Milly, a 10-year-old girl in Uganda, watched her mother Rita cry.
“I lost hope completely…. I saw all the time (my mother) was crying,” said Milly,...
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Slavery
New ILO Report Estimates that Almost 1 in 10 Children Worldwide is in Child Labor
The
International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF recently released
a new alarming report stating the number of children in child labor has...
June 22
Field Offices
IJM Partner Provides Frontline COVID-19 Relief in Devastating Second Wave
As India manages its recent COVID-19 surge, IJM’s compassionate front-line partners are providing critical relief to impoverished children and...
June 17
Human Trafficking
Rescue of Four Victims Helps Nab a State’s ‘Most Wanted’ Trafficker
In late April 2021, IJM’s trained casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) assisted authorities in Telangana state to break up a...
June 08
Human Trafficking
The UN and IJM Partner to Improve Access to Justice for Trafficking Victims
For the first time, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and IJM have partnered to help victims of human trafficking in the Latin...
June 07
Advocacy
Why Run the Race to Rescue?
When teenage philanthropist Sophia learned about IJM’s fight against modern-day slavery, she was shocked. She had no idea how prevalent of a problem...
May 28
Sex Trafficking
IJM and the Dominican National School of the Public Ministry Join Forces
On March 30, the National School of the Dominican Public Ministry, the Justice Study Center of the Americas and IJM signed an inter-institutional...
May 20
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