INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION
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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE POOR FROM VIOLENCE BY RESCUING VICTIMS, BRINGING THE CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE, RESTORING SURVIVORS TO SAFETY AND STRENGTH, AND HELPING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BUILD A SAFE FUTURE THAT LASTS.

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION'S FIELD OPERATIONS RESPOND TO A VAST AND DEVASTATING CATEGORY OF NEED: VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POOR. IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, VIOLENCE IS AN EVERYDAY THREAT FOR THE POOR. NEARLY 45 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE HELD AS MODERN-DAY SLAVES. THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL OR LABOR SLAVERY GENERATES PROFITS IN EXCESS OF MORE THAN $150 BILLION ANNUALLY FOR TRAFFICKERS AND SLAVE OWNERS, AND UNICEF ESTIMATES THAT NEARLY TWO MILLION CHILDREN ARE EXPLOITED IN THE SEX INDUSTRY. THE LAND RIGHTS OF WOMEN ARE VIOLATED ON A MASSIVE SCALE WORLDWIDE, LEAVING WIDOWS AND OTHER VULNERABLE WOMEN UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILDREN. IN MANY COUNTRIES, PERPETRATORS OF ABUSE AGAINST THE POOR FACE VIRTUALLY NO ACCOUNTABILITY, DESPITE CLEAR LAWS AGAINST THE VIOLATIONS. THE RULE OF LAW SHOULD OFFER PROTECTION TO VULNERABLE PEOPLE, BUT, ACCORDING TO A UNITED NATIONS REPORT, MORE THAN 4 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE OUTSIDE THE PROTECTION OF THE LAW. IJM IS ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS BY ENSURING ACCESS TO RULE OF LAW FOR THE POOR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INDIVIDUAL CASEWORK SERVICES AND COLLABORATING WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO REFORM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.IJM ATTORNEYS, INVESTIGATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WORK IN 19 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. IJM SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE POOR BY INTERVENING IN LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS ON BEHALF OF THE VICTIMS; AND BY EDUCATING GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, JUDGES, POLICEMEN AND SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE BEST METHODS OF SERVICING THE POOR AND VULNERABLE.IJM PROTECTS THE POOR FROM VIOLENCE BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO:-RESCUE VICTIMS-BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE-RESTORE SURVIVORS-STRENGTHEN JUSTICE SYSTEMS THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMS AND OTHER SYSTEM-REFORM INTERVENTIONS-COLLECT AND PROVIDE RESEARCH DATA IJM COMBATS VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION AGAINST THE POOR-LIKE SLAVERY, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND POLICE ABUSE OF POWER. BY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS, IJM SERVES INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND PURSUES DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PROTECT ALL PEOPLE VULNERABLE TO THE CRIME. IJM'S UNIQUE MODEL TO DRIVE MAXIMUM-IMPACT, LONG-TERM CHANGE IS CALLED JUSTICE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION:PHASE 1: COLLABORATIVE CASEWORKIJM PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO RESCUE INDIVIDUAL VICTIMS OF A SPECIFIC CRIME, BRING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE AND RESTORE SURVIVORS. BY TAKING ON INDIVIDUAL CASES, IJM ALSO WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. PHASE 2: SYSTEM REFORMIJM CONTINUES COLLABORATIVE CASEWORK, AND LAUNCHES INTENSE, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT AIM TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO THE TARGETED CRIME. BY USING WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED THROUGH SCORES OF INDIVIDUAL CASES, IJM TEAMS DESIGN PROJECTS THAT WILL HELP FIX WHAT IS MOST BROKEN IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.PHASE 3: SUSTAIN GAINSIJM MONITORS AND EVALUATES RESULTS AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. AT THIS POINT, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM CAN BE COUNTED ON TO EFFECTIVELY PROTECT POOR PEOPLE FROM THE TARGETED FORM OF VIOLENCE. IN 2019, IJM AND IJM-TRAINED PARTNERS BROUGHT RELIEF TO 3,656 VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION. EACH VICTORY REPRESENTS THE TENACIOUS WORK OF IJM'S FRONTLINE TEAM OF ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND INVESTIGATORS - WORK THAT CONTINUES LONG-TERM AS SURVIVORS HEAL AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF IJM AFTERCARE AND AS IJM ATTORNEYS PURSUE JUSTICE IN COURT, PROCESSES THAT CAN TAKE YEARS. IN 2019, A TOTAL OF 304 CRIMINALS WERE RESTRAINED THROUGH COURT-ORDERED DETENTION OR CONVICTIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 2019, MORE THAN 1,977 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WERE RECEIVING AFTERCARE SERVICES. IJM PROVIDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MORE THAN 28,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, JUDGES, COMMUNITY, MEMBERS, PROSECUTORS AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS. THESE FIGURES ENCOMPASS IJM'S CASEWORK IN 19 COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

BUILDING A MOVEMENT: IJM SEEKS TO FUEL A GLOBAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT AND ADVANCE ITS MISSION BY DRAWING THE WORLD'S ATTENTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POOR, EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS ENGAGED IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, INFLUENCING LEADERS IN ALL SECTORS TO BECOME CHAMPIONS FOR PROTECTING THE POOR AND EQUIPPING CHRISTIANS TO JOYFULLY SERVE IN THE WORK OF JUSTICE.IJM'S CHURCH MOBILIZATION EFFORTS ENGAGE CHURCH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD IN THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. IN 2019, MORE THAN 19,800 CHURCHES WERE ENGAGED IN IJM'S FREEDOM SUNDAY PROGRAM, WHICH EQUIPS CHURCHES TO ENGAGE THEIR CONGREGATIONS IN BRINGING AN END TO SLAVERY.IJM STUDENT MOBILIZATION SUPPORTS A GROWING "JUSTICE GENERATION" OF STUDENTS SERVING AS NEW LEADERS IN THE FIGHT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS. WORKING WITH COLLEGE CAMPUS CHAPTERS AND HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE U.S., IJM'S PROGRAMS EMPOWER STUDENTS TO LEVERAGE THEIR TALENTS AND ENERGY TO FIGHT SLAVERY AND OTHER FORMS OF EVERYDAY VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POOR.IJM'S ADVOCACY AND MOBILIZATION TEAM ENGAGES GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES IN SUPPORTING U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT WILL COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POOR. IJM HAS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH CONCRETE TOOLS FOR SHARING ABOUT EVERYDAY VIOLENCE AND MOBILIZING POLICYMAKERS TO HELP END IT. IJM HAS TRAINED 260 VOLUNTEER LEADERS TO MOBILIZE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY AND VIOLENCE. IN IJM'S FIELD OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD, COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAMS WORK WITHIN THEIR OWN CITIES TO SPREAD INFORMATION ON LEGAL RIGHTS AND HELP THE POOR PURSUE JUSTICE THROUGH POLICE AND LOCAL COURTS. IN PLACES LIKE INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES, MEDIA AND LOCAL CHURCHES ARE TAKING HOLD OF THE VISION AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO SEEK JUSTICE IN NEW AND EXCITING WAYS.BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POOR, IJM BRINGS ALLIES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INTO THE STRUGGLE TO PROTECT THE POOR FROM VIOLENCE. IJM'S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED BY OUTLETS SUCH AS FORBES MAGAZINE, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE TIMES OF INDIA, THE GUARDIAN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW YORKER, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, "THE TODAY SHOW," "THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW," "DATELINE NBC," MSNBC, CNN, BBC WORLD NEWS AND NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AMONG MANY OTHERS.

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