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Protecting Victims Of Human Trafficking - The TVPA And Where The Focus Should Really Be
The U.S. Congress is poised to vote on repealing a provision of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) that had provided legal protection for...
July 17
Human Trafficking
No Summer Slowdown Here: Exciting Updates From Washington, DC!
This year IJM’s Advocacy Summit/Call-In Day focused on the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 2283/S.1249) and a Dear Colleague Letter to...
July 02
Violence Against Women & Children
Blog: Overcoming Ordinary Terror
It's been a month since more than 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school by the militant group Boko Haram. The world has since been...
May 20
Holly's News From Washington - May 2014
In just a few weeks, 300 anti-slavery activists from 45 states will visit hundreds of Congressional offices. On the same day, hundreds of advocates...
May 19
Human Trafficking
#RecessReachOut 2014
It is summertime, and your members of Congress will soon be home for recess. This is a great opportunity for you to connect with them directly – and...
May 01
Holly's News From Washington - April 2014
There’s something very interesting going on in the House of Representatives right now.
April 24
Sexual Violence
IJM Rwanda Social Worker’s Story as a Genocide Survivor Helps her Bring Healing to Others
Brigitte takes a deep breath and smiles as she speaks. Always warm and quick to laugh, it’s clear she loves what she does. As a social worker with...
April 11
Sex Trafficking
IJM Cebu: Trafficking Survivor Returns to her Hometown to Help Rebuild After Typhoon
Two years ago, Angelita* was rescued from a karaoke bar where she had been trafficked and sold for sex at just 14 years old.
Angelita has...
April 10
Holly's News From Washington - March 2014
When I first came to International Justice Mission seven years ago, IJM had tens of thousands of individual friends and hundreds of churches around...
March 21