Policy & Advocacy

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Advocates Ask Congress to Fight Online Child Abuse in IJM Lobby Day
IJM hosts advocates in Washington, D.C., to urge policymakers to support the EARN IT Act (S.1207 / H.R.2732).
October 16

Human Trafficking
IJM Addresses House Foreign Affairs Committee on Violence Against Children
Josephine Aparo testified before Congress presenting her personal experience as a survivor of violence and urging policymakers to fight against...
September 19

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Testifies on Exploitation of Children Before House Judiciary Committee
IJM’s Vanessa Bautista and John Tanagho called on Congress to compel online service providers to act proactively against child exploitation on their...
September 13

Human Trafficking
IJM Welcomes Release of the 2023 TIP Report
Released annually by the U.S. Department of State, the TIP Report ranks each country based on the strength and effectiveness of its anti-trafficking...
June 15

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Supports the EARN IT Act of 2023
IJM welcomes the reintroduction and committee passage of the EARN IT Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to combat the online sexual exploitation of...
May 24

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM x Broadway: Until All Are Free
International Justice Mission (IJM) and the Broadway community are bringing their voices together for an evening of justice, hope and freedom.
April 10

Human Trafficking
International Justice Mission commends the confirmation of Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, WASHINGTON, D.C. — International Justice Mission (IJM) applauds the confirmation of Cindy Dyer as the next Director of the...
December 21

Slavery
IJM Statement on 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery
New findings on the astounding increase in modern slavery—with more than 50 million people exploited in 2021—should be an urgent wake-up call to the...
September 16

Human Trafficking
IJM Welcomes the Passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022
International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomes the passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act...
July 27