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5 Surprising Ways to Keep Your Family Safe
Most people keep their families safe by taking precautions like locking their doors, setting up security cameras, or warning children about talking...
April 11

Human Trafficking
Elderly Man Freed and Reunited with Family after 20 Years
Appa Rao had been forced to work as a shepherd into his sixties. Once he was rescued, the search for his family began.
March 20

Sex Trafficking
Child Traffickers Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
A Court in Kolkata sentenced a married couple to life imprisonment for exploiting a minor girl in one of the city’s violent red-light districts....
March 07

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
The one question to ask when your MP comes knocking
If you've been spending any time reading the news, you know that the Canadian federal election is coming, and coming quick! You have probably already...
March 07

Violence Against Women and Children
With a Groundbreaking 49 Convictions in 2024, PROBOS is Changing Access to Justice in Bolivia
Getting justice for survivors of sexual violence in Bolivia is not easy. Legal processes can take years, the judicial system is full of obstacles,...
March 06

Violence Against Women and Children
Over 100 IJM Trained Judicial Advisors are Helping to Bridge Access to Justice in Peru
In Peru’s most vulnerable regions, women leaders are stepping up to close the gap between justice and those who need it most through the Judicial...
March 06

Human Trafficking
Nearly 260 Workers Freed from Myanmar Scam Compounds Identified as Trafficking Victims in Thailand
Last week, 260 people from 19 different countries working in industrial-scale, online scamming operations based in Myawaddy, Myanmar were released by...
February 21

Human Trafficking
February 22nd: A Day to Raise Awareness and Take Action Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a crime that affects millions of lives around the world each year. Hidden in plain sight, it has become one of the most...
February 20

Canadian Churches Send Hope Through IJM's Advent Rescue
With the Advent Rescue Initiative, our hope and prayer were that churches across Canada would raise an offering towards IJM’s work of bringing rescue...
February 19