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Written by Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Around every corner in Timbuktu, Mali, we saw squatters’ dome-shaped tents, fashioned out of reed mats stitched together to create a little shade. And languishing everywhere were sand-covered young women and nearly naked boys and girls.
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Written by Brandy Campbell
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 |
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It is morning, but Noelia Espinoza squeezes her eyes closed, pretending she’s still asleep. If she had a blanket, she would pull it over her head.
But there are no blankets.
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Written by Blair Burns
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Wednesday, January 06, 2010 |
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A few weeks ago, I visited my International Justice Mission colleagues in one of our four South Asia field offices. While there, I sat in on a case briefing. In a very businesslike manner, the investigator leading the briefing told the story of a woman he had just met named Shanthi.
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Written by Ashley Emert
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 |
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Justin Dillon became aware of human trafficking in 2004, and has been fighting to make others aware of it and inspire change from the ground up. He released the "rockumentary" Call + Response last year. The film features performances by several musicians, including Matisyahu, and interviews with advocates like Gary Haugen, the president of International Justice Mission, interspersed with footage of people trapped in slave situations.
We spoke to Dillon about the power of music and how all of us can fight modern-day slavery.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |
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“When I look back at my personal ‘graduating class’ from the orphanage, there were 16 of us,” recalls Alex Krutov, a graduate of the Russian orphanage system. “When I look at those 16 almost 15 years later, there are only four or five not involved in drugs, prostitution, in prison and four were dead before they reached 23. These are people I have known for 20-plus years, and it’s almost as if they don’t exist.”
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