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International Justice Mission (IJM) is a non-profit organization that works to combat human trafficking, slavery, and other forms of violence and oppression. IJM was founded in 1997 and has offices in several countries around the world. The organization uses a combination of legal, investigative, and public policy approaches to combat these crimes and to protect the rights of victims. IJM works closely with local law enforcement, governments, and other partners to investigate cases of abuse, provide support to victims, and bring perpetrators to justice. The organization also advocates for policies and practices that support the rights of victims and prevent these crimes.
An international investigation resulted in the successful rescue of a 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation, and the arrest of a suspected trafficker, on June 18, 2023, in Manila, Philippines. Another suspect in Manila was arrested on November 11, 2022. The operations were a result of international law enforcement collaboration between the Philippine National Police…
The International Justice Mission (IJM) says a partnership with the space technology company Maxar is allowing it to track the growth of “compounds,” places where people are forced to work as online scammers in Southeast Asia. The IJM publicized this effort in a tweet that featured three years of imagery captured by Maxar Earth-observing satellites….
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is an annual status update on the state of global anti-trafficking efforts. Each year, the U.S. State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) releases the report with individual grades and summaries outlining the progress made by countries around the world. The TIP Office was…
The Black Daisy Boutique hosted “Shop With a Cause” to raise money and awareness for human trafficking. Grace Everett | Photographer By Raylee Foster | Staff Writer Sex trafficking survivor Sthefanie Welch took her experience and transformed it into motivation to create a support system for others going through recovery and to help raise awareness….
Children need companies to design platforms for safety as effectively as they innovate for profit. Kids need governments to regulate the internet the way they regulate physical spaces—with protection and accountability as priority. And civil society organizations must play their role too, sharing promising models and practices while amplifying survivor leaders globally. These imperatives are…
They pleaded guilty to attempted trafficking nearly three years after their arrest in local operations that stemmed from a referral by Australian authorities. The Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Bislig City, Philippines issued its ruling Feb. 21 2023, after the five traffickers (names withheld to protect the identity of the victims) entered into plea…
Five Filipino women who sexually abused and exploited children to make money online have been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison. They pleaded guilty to attempted trafficking nearly three years after their arrest in local operations that stemmed from a referral by Australian authorities. The Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Bislig…
“I don’t think there has been a clearer and stronger moment for Romania than this to assume the commitment at the highest level of the Executive to combat human trafficking. The coordination of the anti-trafficking fight has been at the level of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery for more than two years and the results are…
ANGELES CITY, Philippines — Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. on Friday, March 24 ordered a stepped-up awareness campaign on human trafficking, following the rescue of three minors from a bar on Fields Avenue. “We believe that awareness is the key here,” Lazatin told Rappler two days after he led a random check on the city’s nightclub…
The International Justice Mission (IJM) has commended the Police Command, the Department of Social Welfare and the State Attorney in the Eastern Region for working tirelessly towards finding justice for trafficked victims. In a press statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, the IJM, noted that 24 children were rescued by the police and nine…
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