News
Labor Trafficking
11 Boys and Young Men Freed from a Shoe Factory
Proactive government officials, police and IJM staff rescued 11 laborers from an urban shoe factory last Wednesday, including three teenage boys and...
February 15
Slavery
24 Children Forced to Work on Lake Volta Are Now Free
On January 24, the IJM Ghana team and local authorities rescued 24 boys who had been forced to work in the fishing industry on Lake Volta.
February 14
Stand Up! For Willie, Joseph And Josephat
For the first time in the 20-year history of International Justice Mission (IJM), a member of our staff, the late Willie Kimani, was murdered last...
February 07
Moments Of Democracy
As we stood and listened to the first presidential address of our new President, it struck me that the work of advocacy is never finished.
February 07
Slavery
Judgment and Rescue Help End Bondage in Bangalore
In just the first few weeks of the new year, local authorities and IJM’s team in Bangalore dealt several swift blows to the system of bonded labor...
January 25
Slavery
Eight Convicted in Brutal “Hand-Chopping” Slavery Case
On Christmas Eve, eight Indian traffickers were convicted for torturing and chopping off the right hands of two innocent men they had tried to...
January 04
What I Learned: A Leap Forward In The Fight To End Slavery
This week, Congress authorized the End Modern Slavery Initiative, which was embedded in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act—legislation that...
December 07
Holly's News From Washington: Our Thankful List
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It reminds me to be thankful for the avalanche of blessings I’ve received. This year was no exception.
November 10
Human Trafficking
Three Women Convicted for Trafficking after 7-Year Trial
On Wednesday, IJM celebrated justice served for three young survivors of trafficking, as the women who sold them into the sex trade were at last...
October 27