International Justice Mission
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| Established | 1997 |
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| Type | Non-governmental |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit global organization |
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| Endowment | US$ 51.56 million (FY 2015) |
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CEO and Founder: Gary Haugen; President: Sean Litton; Senior Vice President of Justice System Transformation: Sharon Cohn Wu; SVP Justice Operations: Blair Burns; SVP Global Advancement: Melissa Russell |
| Website | ijm.org |
International Justice Mission is an international, Christian non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded by lawyer Gary Haugen in 1997, it is the world's largest international anti-slavery organization. It works to combat sex trafficking, child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, forced labor slavery, property grabbing, police abuse of power and addresses citizenship rights of minorities. The bulk of IJM's work focuses on slavery and sex trafficking, and the organization's participation in high-profile raids of brothels and close coordination with third world police agencies have engendered criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics. Based out of Washington, D.C., International Justice Mission has 17 Field Offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five Partner Offices. More than 94 percent of its 750-plus employees are local nationals. IJM hires only practicing Christians; its job listings include "Mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles’ Creed" among stated requirements. Workdays at all offices begin with a half-hour of stillness and a half-hour of corporate prayer later in the day as part of their spiritual formation practices.
International Justice Mission was founded as a faith-based non-profit in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen. For its first case, the organization helped lead to the arrest of a rape suspect in Manila, Philippines. In 1998, IJM claimed to help rescue more than 700 people; In addition to helping clients with legal representation, Haugen decided his organization could make a bigger impact by collaborating with governments to help improve legal systems in developing countries. IJM cites the Bible verse Isaiah 1:17 as one of their core commitments.
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