Ending poverty, ending violence

Most people don’t live under the shelter of the law, but far from the law’s protection. – United Nations About seven years ago, I first learned about the horrors of human trafficking one Sunday at Ecclesia Hollywood. Nearly 30 million people are currently enslaved. About six years ago, I first read International Justice Mission President …

Gary Haugen: The poor deserve equal protection by the law

From an op-ed in the Washington Post by Gary Haugen, President & CEO of International Justice Mission, author of the upcoming book The Locust Effect (out on February 3): If you’ve been a tourist or business traveler recently in Kenya, India, Guatemala or any other developing country, you probably saw uniformed guards in the stores and offices …

Human trafficking videos

Original post: July 30, 2009; repost: March 26, 2010. I thought I’d repost these to mark IJM’s Global Prayer Gathering, which begins in two weeks. Sex trafficking: Nigeria – Italy Nigeria – Denmark Russia Argentina India http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV5W6F4L5i8&hl=en&fs=1& UN Office of Drugs and Crime PSA MTV PSA, featuring the Killers – “Goodnight, Travel Well” 60-second version …