News
Police Abuse of Power
Kenya Launches Policy to Protect Kenyans from False Charges
Since August 2018, IJM has supported the Kenyan Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) as part of a task force set up to develop...
September 04
Violence Against Women & Children
Trauma-Informed Police Interview Room Piloted in Uganda
Uganda Police Force and IJM Uganda have partners to design and furnish a model interview room for CID headquarters in Kampala. This is to be used...
September 04
Slavery
COVID Crisis Drives Up Child Labor and Forced Labor in Textiles Industry
Recent rescue operations in the booming textiles industry of Tamil Nadu state have brought to light the way business owners are taking advantage of...
August 25
Slavery
10-Year-Old Boy Freed from Goat Grazing
An expansive search has led to the safe rescue of Vignesh,* a 10-year-old boy who has spent the last two years enslaved at a goat farm.
August 17
Sex Trafficking
IJM Urges the Dominican Government to Declare Child Marriage Unconstitutional
On June 24, International Justice Mission (IJM) petitioned the Dominican Supreme Court (also known as the Constitutional Court) to declare child...
July 23
Sex Trafficking
Two Operations: Four Girls Rescued from Violence by Dominican Authorities
Last week, local police mobilized to perform two rescue operations and protect four survivors of violence. The survivors range in age from 6 to 14...
July 21
Slavery
Three Boys Freed from Trafficking and Child Labor in a Fishing Business in Ghana
Three boys, estimated to be 9, 11 and 16 years old were rescued last month in a collaboration between police, the anti-trafficking unit and the...
July 16
Sex Trafficking
Rescue: A Church Speaks Up and A Minor is Freed From Sexual Exploitation
On June 25, the Dominican National Police’s Anti-Trafficking Department, in coordination with the Anti-Trafficking Specialized Prosecutor Office,...
June 30
Human Trafficking
International Justice Mission Welcomes the Release of TIP Report, Calls on Congress to Protect Anti-Slavery Programs
International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomes the release of the 2020 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) by the U.S. Department of State. The...
June 24