During a two-day workshop in Malaysia, IJM worked with government and NGO partners to train 180 law enforcement officers and deputy public prosecutors on the state of human trafficking in the country, the national legal framework, and trauma-informed investigation techniques and case management.
IJM CEO Gary Haugen shared in The Atlantic how his experience leading the UN investigation of the Rwandan genocide shaped him. After counting bodies for days, his interview with a child survivor brought him to a turning point: “Rwanda had been the recipient of lots of development and poverty-alleviation aid for decades, and you could see how it really doesn’t matter how much in terms of goods and services you provide to the poor. When the guys with machetes show up, the benefit of much of that is devastated. I came back from that asking:
Who’s addressing the problem of violence among the poor?”
Did you know that congressional decisions are heavily influenced by constituent outreach, with in-person meetings carrying the most weight? Join a community of committed IJM advocates in Washington, D.C. on October 16-17 to meet with representatives. Lobbying may seem intimidating and foreign, but we’ll equip you each step of the way to help you use the power you already have.
IJM Executive Director for the Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children John Tanagho shares how the pandemic of child sexual abuse and exploitation online needs urgent global action.
IJM Regional VP of Forced Labor Programs Andrey Sawchenko was a featured guest on the podcast Hidden Traffic where he shared that, “Human trafficking is a choice made by those in power to commodify and take away the choices of others.”
