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How an Avid Star Wars Fan is Using 'The Force' for Justice: Interview with Rob Petkau
Rob Petkau is a long-time Star Wars enthusiast who turned a passion for Jedi culture into a full-time job designing and crafting custom "sabers"....
August 25

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
IJM’s First Conviction in a Live-Streaming Cybersex Trafficking Case
CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES – August 17, 2016A Filipino couple has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for live-streaming sexual abuse of their own...
August 17

Slavery
Cambodian Woman Rescued from Bride Traffickers in China
Sophea* is finally free, after months held captive in China. The young woman thought she was moving to get married, work and support her family back...
August 08

10 Quick & Easy Fundraisers for Kids
It’s always good to have a few entertainment ideas tucked away in your back pocket for when your kids put down the iPads. Technology may be advancing...
July 27
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Swimming Lake Okanagan in the Defense of Freedom
Rather than introducing this interview with a lawyer joke, I will offer this quote by American author Napoleon Hill: "Great achievement is usually...
July 15

Witnessing Freedom: Inside the Life of an IJM Intern
As I was standing there on the train, holding a stack of papers that read "Reserved Coach”, helping a co-worker tear pieces of tape, I heard a roar...
July 11

Police Abuse of Power
IJM Launches Petition Demanding Justice in Kenya Following Murder of Kenyan Lawyer
International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced the launch of a petition demanding justice in the murders of IJM staff member Willie Kimani, IJM...
July 02

Police Abuse of Power
IJM Announces Deaths of Two Individuals Associated with its Kenya Operations Following Their June 23rd Disappearance
Friday, July 1, 2016, WASHINGTON, DC; NAIROBI KENYA: With deep mourning, International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that two individuals...
July 01

IJM Announces Disappearance of Three Individuals Following June 23rd Court Hearing
International Justice Mission (IJM) today announced that three individuals, including one staff member and one client, were abducted in Nairobi...
June 28