President Abinader approved a bill that eliminates all legal ground for child marriage and safeguards the fundamental rights of children, particularly girls who had been vulnerable to this prevalent practice.

Sharon Cohn Wu, Principal Advisor on Violence against Women and Children, and Catherine Ajok, Psychosocial Support Coordinator for IJM Uganda, spoke at this year's virtual summit.

In a piece published by the Thomas Reuters Foundation, José Monteiro explains the impact of child marriage and the need to end the practice.

On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, the COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping the world, as a second global scourge: violence against women and girls.

Leveraging the proven Philippine model of combating the livestreaming of child sexual abuse and exploitation, International Justice Mission (IJM) has formally launched IJM’s Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children which seeks to strengthen the global response against this crime.

Today, on World Children's Day, IJM applauds the critical steps that the Dominican President and House of Representatives have taken this week to protect children.