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Martial Arts Students Kick Off Justice Campaign to Help End Slavery
Founder of Martial Arts for Justice, Master Dean Siminoff first heard about IJM’s work in 2013 and resonated with the mission. He felt a deep-seated desire to help protect the poor from everyday violence saying, "There are children and adults, no different than our families except they live where there is no justice enforcement for them.” -
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10 Boys Rescued from Slavery on Ghana's Lake Volta
ACCRA, GHANA – Ten boys who grew up as slaves on Ghana’s Lake Volta are now free. On Friday, March 20, IJM embarked on our first-ever rescue operation in the region and, working side-by-side with Ghanaian authorities, rescued boys as young as 5 from wooden fishing canoes. -
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Bangalore Brick Kiln Owners are Beginning to Feel the Heat
It was a typical day’s work for Chandan as he drove customers around his village in the state of Odisha in his cycle rickshaw, dropping them at their destination. Typical--until one of Chandan’s customers asked if he and his family would be interested in working in a different place, at a brick kiln. -
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25 Freed From Brick Factory Near Bangalore
Twenty-five people are now free thanks to an IJM-assisted operation on February 18. Held in forced labour slavery in a brick factory near Bangalore, the families were denied any opportunity to leave–even for medical aid. -
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333 Slaves Rescued in Second Largest Operation in IJM History
More than three hundred people are waking up today in freedom. This time last week they were up before sunrise making bricks that would be sold for another's profit. -
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A Desperate Father Escapes and a Path to Freedom Appears
When a desperate father escaped from a rice mill a few weeks ago, his first priority was to get medical help for his 2-year-old son with a heart condition. Then he shared what had been happening to his family over the past few years. Because of his courage, three families are now free from forced labour slavery. -
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Rose Farm Rescues Reveal Darker Side to Valentine's Day
On July 11, 2014, IJM and local authorities outside Bangalore, India rescued four boys from slavery on a rose farm. The children, each between ages 9 and 15, recounted being held as slaves and forced to water 4,000 thousand of roses each day for nearly five years. Their daily routine started at 5am each morning. Instead of going to school, the children would spend the next twelve hours mixing sand, watering flowers and refreshing the soil with manure. The boys were also responsible for carefully picking the roses from thorny bushes, a task that required skill and concentration. If a mistake was made and any flowers broken, the boys recalled being beaten by the farm owner. One boy said he tried to run away. Another shared how he was told to rub manure into his leg wound rather than visit the hospital. -
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From the Vatican: IJM’s Gary Haugen joins Pope Francis and faith leaders to put an end to modern day slavery and human trafficking
"My primary message today was just making sure that people understand that the primary reason there is so much slavery in our world today is because of impunity. That is to say slavery flourishes in our world because people don't get in trouble for it," Haugen said. "If we are going to turn the tide in the fight against slavery the church and leaders in the fight will need to emphasize with governments that they must enforce their laws against slavery." -
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INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION JOINS GLOBAL LEADERS AT THE VATICAN TO RALLY IN FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY
On this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, International Justice Mission’s founder and president, Gary Haugen, joined global religious leaders at the Vatican as they signed an anti-slavery charter calling for the end of slavery in all its forms by 2020. -
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IJM Announces Expansion into Ghana to Help End Child Slavery on World's Largest Reservoir
Accra, Ghana, September 23, 2014 Leaders from International Justice Mission have deployed to the West African nation of Ghana to open a new field office—joining with the Ghanaian government and other partners to rescue children from slavery in the fishing industry. IJM will collaborate with the anti-human trafficking police to arrest slave owners and free children being forced to work on Lake Volta, the world’s largest man-made reservoir. -
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Pop-Up Play in India Raises Awareness About Slavery to Tens of Thousands
One of the actors named Upendra cowers as another performer approaches him with a raised stick, poised to strike. Upendra is playing the role of a man trapped in a brick factory as a forced labour slave. The audience is captivated by the compelling performance, and many breathe audible sighs of relief when, finally, the family is set free.