Did YOU Know?……

There are preteens in Thailand, who thought they were accepting an offer that would secure them a better job or higher education; tricked, they are now being raped multiple times a night for the profit of their capturer….

That there are children in Cambodia, who are victims of child sex-tourism– some as young a 5, performing oral sex….

 In Mexico, it is estimated that there are 16,000 children now involved in prostitution……

What is being done to help them?….

Did you know that there is an organization of lawyers, investigators and social workers who care so deeply for human life and rights that they have focused their lives on rescuing and mending the captives of slavery, sex exploitation, and violent oppression in our world. This heroic organization is called the International Justice Mission. It is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation, and other forms of violent oppression.  IJM is intervening on their behalf….finding….freeing….fighting through the justice system, for people who have never known a champion on their behalf.   IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems. 

The Heart of The Matter

Although we would like to believe slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century, it still continues to thrive around the world. Children reported to be as young as 5 years old are being sold into sexual slavery, raped, drugged, robbed of their dreams, and trapped by the perversion and greed that is the backbone of this audacity. While you are reading this, children are being taken….kidnapped….beaten and raped.  Some are being shuffled all around the world…no rules….no regulations….just terror and entrapment. Young people are crying out for help but there are very few who are listening for their voices.

World-wide there is an estimated 2 million children exploited in the global sex trade (UNICEF). The faces of these victims change, but these horrific stories continue to emerge out of countless countries; humans are being kidnapped, beaten, drugged, and sold for sex.

While we seek out the “good life” for ourselves….we must not allow the cries of the lost and dying to be drowned out by the “rush hour sounds”  of the pace we keep.   Maybe we subconsciously choose  not to be aware… because we feel like the problem is too big to do anything about …But , what if you just changed one life….if each person just changed one…..That one suddenly makes a big difference!   It is our reasoning that needs to change. 

Get In On the Action!

There are 27 million people in slavery right now! More than at any other time in the world! Many of these innocent victims are children. They desperately need our help. They need to know they are not forgotten or alone. If it weren’t for the work of organizations like the International Justice Mission, we would be losing this battle. They cannot do it on their own. They need our help! You can do something! Why you may ask? There are 27 million reasons, why not.

• Educate yourself - Public ignorance and apathy are a traffickers greatest assets. 
• Become an IJM Freedom Fighter - Become intimately involved with the world of IJM by investing in specific areas of our   abolition work.  
• Join the Call  - See Call + Response, a feature “rockumentary” that mixes music and commentary from experts and advocates uncovering modern-day slavery.
• Demand Change – Let your elected officials know that victims of human trafficking matter to you! 

www.ijm.org