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Explore Our Work
We partner with local justice systems to strengthen them and ensure people are protected.
OVERVIEW
Community Protection Model
Right now, 50 million people are trapped in slavery. 1 in 4 is a child – that’s the equivalent of every child in England and Wales.
We believe every person deserves freedom and justice. Our team works with authorities and partners in 33 regions across 19 countries to combat slavery, trafficking, violence against women and children, and police abuse of power.
Children, women, and men face the reality of modern slavery, exploitation, and abuse every day, as people in power prey on the vulnerabilities that poverty creates. IJM partners with governments and organisations around the world to build safer communities by focusing on four areas of development that are proven to bring transformation that lasts:
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STRENGTHENING JUSTICE SYSTEMS
We partner with police, judges and community leaders to make safe communities that last.
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BRINGING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE
We advocate for our clients until they can no longer be exploited, trapped in slavery, or abused again.
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BRINGING PEOPLE TO FREEDOM
We partner with local authorities to bring people to safety and support survivors with trauma-informed care.
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SCALING DEMAND FOR PROTECTION
We equip champions everywhere to advocate for a safer, more just world for everyone.
FOCUS AREAS
OUR CASEWORK
We work to protect people in poverty from violence and slavery. Here are the forms of injustice we currently address:
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Trafficking & Slavery
Millions of men, women and children are trapped in modern-day slavery around the world.
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Violence Against Women and Children
Women and children are particularly vulnerable to violence when no laws are enforced to protect them.
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Police Abuse of Power
When police are free to misuse their power, people in poverty are the ones who suffer from their violent actions and false accusations.
Survivor Stories
Lives Transformed by Justice
Real stories from people who have experienced freedom, restoration, and hope after violence.
Hampshire man sentenced for livestreaming abuse
A Hampshire man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for child sexual abuse offences, including paying for the livestreamed abuse of a nine-year-old girl in the Philippines, following a joint investigation that helped identify and bring the child to safety.
Two boys freed after being trafficked to jewellery factory
August 2026 Two teenage boys who had been trapped in forced labour at a jewellery factory have been brought to safety following an operation led by local authorities and supported by IJM's local partner. The boys had been trafficked from their hometown to a gold jewellery factory, where they were forced to work 13 to 14 hours a day. For five months, the team worked persistently to build enough intelligence to support an operation to bring the boys to safety.
YEAR IN REVIEW
Flourishing Freedom
Thanks to your support in 2025, we were able to:
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FREE
12,224
CHILDREN, WOMEN AND MEN FROM VIOLENCE
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RESTORE
382
SURVIVORS THROUGH CRITICAL SUPPORT AND AFTERCARE
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Train
45,057
OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITIY LEADERS TRAINED TO BETTER PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITIES IN 2025
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RESTRAIN
3,287
SUSPECTED TRAFFICKERS AND ABUSERS FROM COMMITTING ACTS OF VIOLENCE