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IJM supports the launch of a new trauma-informed care project in Honduras
Honduras has the highest femicide rate in Latin America (Gender Equality Observatory of ECLAC). In response to this pressing need, IJM El Salvador and IJM Guatemala are supporting the launch of a new project in Honduras. -
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Dominican Republic President Approves Bill to End Child Marriage
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. – January 6, 2021 was a historic day in the Dominican Republics fight to protect children from violence. 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. -
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Dominican Republic Government Takes a Stand Against Child Marriage
On World Childrens Day , IJM applauds the critical steps that the Dominican President and House of Representatives have taken this week to protect children. -
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The Business of Trafficking Falls Apart When You Stay in the Fight
After almost 15 years with IJM, Philip Langford shares why "It turns out that traffickers aren't brave." Persistence wins the fight for freedom, and in hotspot after hotspot, IJM's proven theory of change has seen slavery and trafficking rates fall by 70-80% or more. -
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Trauma-Informed Police Interview Room Piloted in Uganda
The model interview room is an important addition for UPF District Police Stations. Many Ugandan police units lack dedicated interview spaces as many police stations were constructed during pre-independence when the size of the force was much smaller. -
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IJM Press Release: International Justice Mission Leading Human Trafficking Awareness Month Efforts
Friday, January 11, 2019 — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, utilised by government agencies and businesses to highlight a fact that few people are aware of – there are more people living in slavery today than at any other period in human history. -
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IJM Celebrates Progress in Cambodia
This year marks thirteen years since IJMs first rescue operation in Cambodia—a country where sex tourists could once purchase young girls for sexual exploitation without fearing any consequences. IJM Founder Gary Haugen and a team of senior leaders were in Phnom Penh this week to celebrate remarkable progress, and to honour the IJM team and committed partners who have made the impossible, possible. -
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IJM Mumbai Trains More than 10K Officials in 2015
IJM Mumbai staff are celebrating a major milestone this December with the completion of trainings for more than 10,000 police officers, social workers and prosecutors throughout 2015. Sanjay Macwan, IJM Mumbais Field Office Director, says the majority of his staff havent taken a single day off work this year because they were so committed to achieving the goal together. -
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IJM Celebrates 10 Years of Combating Sexual Violence in Guatemala
This week International Justice Mission celebrates a decade combating sexual violence in Guatemala. -
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Increase in Convictions in the Philippines Keep Children Safe, Traffickers Off the Streets
More than 35 survivors of trafficking will now be able to breathe a little easier. Last week, six traffickers were convicted for human trafficking crimes in the Philippines. Each received a sentence of life imprisonment, and a painful chapter ended for the survivors who suffered unspeakable abuse at their hands. -
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IJM Trains 5000th Official in Mumbai
MUMBAI, INDIA – It was just after midnight when the rescue was complete. IJM had assisted with an anti-trafficking operation in Kamathipura, Mumbais largest red-light district. It was a fast and well-executed operation, leading to freedom for two young women.