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Dear Editors - After a thorough review and marketing rebrand of our organization, IJM Editor has updated IJM's Wikipedia page to include the most recent data about our work, and other new brand elements such as our updated logo, language and vision descriptions. Among the updates, we have included most recent data from our 2013 annual report, information and third party endorsements from a recently published book The Locust Effect, and recent awards and media appearances, etc. Now that we have brought our IJM page up-to-date, future edits will more often fall under the Wikipedia "minor edit" classification.
In so updating, we continue to strive to comply with all of Wikipedia's guidelines. We will review for neutral point of view, and appreciate your guidance on this matter.
Regarding copy/paste content in your first flag - IJM did not borrow or copy material from the Web site you mention - Christians on the Left ( http://www.christiansontheleft.org.uk/everyday_violence) - but rather, that Web site used IJM's language, descriptions and case studies available to the public on our Web site and in our annual report and other materials, to better inform their readers of our work and of the devastating effects of violence against the poor. We have listed the Web site under Wikipedia:Mirrors per your policy, though their content/story may be considered less a mirror of Wikipedia content (their article preceded this latest page update), and more a spotlight on our material & data available for the past several years online. Please let us know if we have remedied this flag - We greatly appreciate your support and counsel. IJMEditor ( talk) 19:57, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, I'm Sterling, International Justice Mission's digital marketing manager. I joined Wikipedia to help improve this article and others relating to International Justice Mission and its work. To that end, I put together some updates for the outdated infobox. Below I have posted markup language for a new infobox that includes these updates:
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I know I have a conflict of interest and I'm here to play by the book. Rather than edit the article myself, I will continue to bring suggestions to the discussion page for other Wikipedians to review and edit. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 21:09, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
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As promised I am back with another request. This time I propose developing Financial information into a new section called Governance and financials to give more depth on IJM's organizational structure and budget breakdown. If you agree to add Governance and financials to the live article, I ask that you also remove the Funding and grants subsection under History as those details are included.
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International Justice Mission’s global headquarters is based out of Washington, D.C. It is governed by a 13-member international board of directors, which includes founder and CEO Gary Haugen. [1] As of 2016, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca chairs the board. [1] On June 1, 2016, the independent charity watchdog Charity Navigator gave International Justice Mission four stars with an overall score of 92.15 out of 100. [2] The organization scored 88.91 for its finances, and 100 for accountability and transparency. [2] According to a 2015 independent auditor’s report by RSM US, International Justice Mission generated $51.56 million in total support and revenue in 2015. [3] The organization’s expenses totaled $52.25 million. [3] Year-end net assets were $20.03 million. [3] International Justice Mission’s 2015 funding came primarily from individuals (71 percent), in addition to foundations and businesses (12 percent), IJM partner offices (6 percent), churches (4 percent), gifts-in-kind (4 percent), government grants (1 percent) and other sources (2 percent). [4] Programs accounted for 75 percent of expenses, whereas general and administrative costs equalled 12 percent of expenses and fundraising totaled 13 percent. [4] Among its grants, the United States Department of Labor awarded International Justice Mission a three-year cooperative agreement on September 30, 2002. [5] The nearly $703,000 grant helped implement the Thailand Sex Trafficking Task Force: Prevention and Placement program. [5] Then- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell provided the organization with a $1 million grant to combat sex trafficking in Southeast Asia in 2004. [6] Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a $5 million grant in 2006. [7] On December 14, 2011, the Google Foundation awarded $11.5 million to organizations fighting modern slavery. [8] [9] Among the groups to receive those funds were International Justice Mission, BBC World Service Trust, ActionAid India and Aide et Action. [8]
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== Governance and financials == International Justice Mission’s global headquarters is based out of [[Washington, D.C.]] It is governed by a 13-member international board of directors, which includes founder and CEO Gary Haugen.<ref name=IJMLeadership>{{cite web |url=https://www.ijm.org/get-to-know-us/leadership |title=Leadership |publisher=[[International Justice Mission]] |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> As of 2016, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca chairs the board.<ref name=IJMLeadership/> On June 1, 2016, the independent [[charity watchdog]] [[Charity Navigator]] gave International Justice Mission four stars with an overall score of 92.15 out of 100.<ref name=CharityNavigator>{{cite web |url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5496 |title=International Justice Mission |publisher=[[Charity Navigator]] |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> The organization scored 88.91 for its finances, and 100 for accountability and transparency.<ref name=CharityNavigator/> According to a 2015 independent auditor’s report by [[RSM US]], International Justice Mission generated $51.56 million in total support and revenue in 2015.<ref name=AuditReport15>{{cite web |url=https://www.ijm.org/sites/default/files/download/2015-Independent-Auditors-Report.pdf |title=International Justice Mission Financial Report |page=4 |date=31 December 2015 |publisher=[[International Justice Mission]] |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> The organization’s expenses totaled $52.25 million.<ref name=AuditReport15/> Year-end net assets were $20.03 million.<ref name=AuditReport15/> International Justice Mission’s 2015 funding came primarily from individuals (71 percent), in addition to foundations and businesses (12 percent), IJM partner offices (6 percent), churches (4 percent), gifts-in-kind (4 percent), government grants (1 percent) and other sources (2 percent).<ref name=AnnualReport15>{{cite web |url=https://www.ijm.org/2015-annual-report |title=2015 Annual Report |page=16 |date=2015 |publisher=[[International Justice Mission]] |accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref> Programs accounted for 75 percent of expenses, whereas general and administrative costs equalled 12 percent of expenses and fundraising totaled 13 percent.<ref name=AnnualReport15/> Among its grants, the [[United States Department of Labor]] awarded International Justice Mission a three-year cooperative agreement on September 30, 2002.<ref name="IJM DOL">{{cite web|url=http://www.dol.gov/ilab/projects/summaries/thailand_traffickingtaskforce_feval.pdf |title=Independent Final Evaluation of the Thailand Sex Trafficking Task Force - Prevention and Placement Program |work=[[United States Department of Labor]] |date=23 April 2016}}</ref> The nearly $703,000 grant helped implement the Thailand Sex Trafficking Task Force: Prevention and Placement program.<ref name="IJM DOL"/> Then-[[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]] provided the organization with a $1 million grant to combat sex trafficking in [[Southeast Asia]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bernat|first=Frances|title=Human Sex Trafficking|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|location=|isbn=9781317986904}}</ref> [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]] awarded a $5 million grant in 2006.<ref name=Philanthropy06>{{cite web |url=http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/gates-foundation-awards-5-million-to-fight-sex-trafficking |title=Gates Foundation awards $5 million to fight sex trafficking |date=21 March 2006 |publisher=Philanthropy News Digest |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> On December 14, 2011, the [[Google Foundation]] awarded $11.5 million to organizations fighting modern slavery.<ref name=Dobuzinskis11>{{cite news |title=Google donates $11.5 million to fight modern slavery |last1=Dobuzinskis |first1=Alex |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-slavery-idUSTRE7BD1Q720111214 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=14 December 2011 |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref><ref name=Molko11>{{cite news |title=Google joins fight against slavery with $11.5 million grant |last1=Molko |first1=David |last2=Cohen |first2=Lisa |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/14/us/google-anti-slavery-grant/ |newspaper=[[CNN]] |date=14 December 2011 |accessdate=19 July 2016}}</ref> Among the groups to receive those funds were International Justice Mission, [[BBC Media Action|BBC World Service Trust]], [[ActionAid|ActionAid India]] and Aide et Action.<ref name=Dobuzinskis11/> |
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 14:40, 3 October 2016 (UTC)
I have now implemented the above edit request with minor formatting changes. This included removing the "Funding" subsection from the "History" section, as requested, since the material is now covered in greater detail. As one item of information about the organization's origins doesn't make for much of a history, I renamed the section "Origins". There was one statement included in that section that looks as if it would belong with the extended funding info:
"IJM is a partner on a large United States Agency for International Development's Counter Trafficking in Persons grant, managed by Winrock International."
but appears not to be covered in the new material (and no source was given). I've removed it for the time being; if someone can provide a source and wants to incorporate this, please do.-- Elmidae ( talk · contribs) 10:31, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi again, I uploaded a draft of a new and improved History section on my user page. The Origin section (which was until recently named History) in the live article is not much of a history of International Justice Mission. My proposal delivers a historical overview of the organization and major milestones. I incorporated some of the criticisms to IJM's work, too. I agree with this essay that says it is best when criticisms are dealt with properly in the appropriate portions of articles, not in designated Criticism sections; ultimately, I hope we can work toward this and delete the Criticism section altogether, but will leave that for another request.
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 13:50, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
The organization works to compile evidence that is handed over to government authorities to prosecute slave owners and pimps.Finally, I note that some of your edits have tended to be more critical or negative regarding IJM, SONORAMA, while my proposals are obviously coming from the organization: perhaps it is best for us to allow other editors to comment and make the final decisions here, since they can find the middle ground. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 15:37, 8 December 2016 (UTC)
The article has two contradictory statements regarding IJM in Thailand.
Under "Activities": The work of IJM began in Thailand in 1998. Under "Criticism": IJM began operations in Thailand in the year 2000.
So which is it? Anyone have any sources?
In addition, it appears that IJM's focus in Thailand changes from brothel raids and arresting sex workers to documenting Karin people as citizens of Thailand. It appears this may have happened because of, or in response to, documented problems over IJM "rescues" of sex workers who clearly did not want to be rescued. Has IJM or any other source documented when and why it changed its focus in Thailand? SONORAMA ( talk) 15:28, 12 November 2016 (UTC)
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Hi, I have uploaded a new draft on my user page for others to review. Editors will see in this draft that I propose a merger of the Activism and Activities sections. It seems to me the two go hand-in-hand. My proposal cuts back on material from the live article that is unsourced or references primary sources and press releases. What I am looking to do is give an updated and accurate portrait of IJM's efforts.
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 15:50, 15 December 2016 (UTC)
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Following some recent edits, some details were added to the introduction that belong more appropriately within the main body of the article. Specifically, the detail about IJM's hiring practices and the daily prayer reported by the New Yorker reference. If the details should stay, I propose moving these back into the article body text again, perhaps in Activities:
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Hi, I'm back with one last edit request for updating the article. As I see it, there are two issues left to address: the introduction and merger of details from Criticisms throughout the article.
Let's start with the introduction. I propose rewriting the introduction to make it more concise, while correcting details and adding wikilinks.
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International Justice Mission is an international, faith-based 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. [1] 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. 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. [2] References
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'''International Justice Mission''' is an international, faith-based [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[501(c)_organization#501.28c.29.283.29|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.<ref name="Jackson 16">{{cite news |title=Actor: Working on 'Veep' makes me respect real-life lawmakers |last1=Jackson |first1=David M |url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/04/22/tony-hale-hbo-veep-julie-mason-radio-show/83378176/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=22 April 2016 |accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> It works to combat [[sex trafficking]], child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, [[forced labor]] [[slavery]], property grabbing, police [[abuse of power]] and addresses [[civil and political rights|citizenship rights]] of minorities. 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.<ref name="Christianity Today interview">{{cite web |url= |title=We can stop modern slavery—with churches' help |author=Morgan Lee |work= |publisher=[[Christianity Today]] |accessdate=24 October 2016}}</ref> |
Lastly, I wonder which details from Criticism editors think should be merged into the rest of the article. There are several problems with the existing copy in Criticism:
I value other editors' input to see how this can be handled but would also be happy to offer suggestions for others to respond to, if that would be helpful. I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 22:07, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
@ SONORAMA: and @ Elmidae: It seems we can agree that the article would be better if the criticism was incorporated throughout. I prepared a draft in user space to show what they could look like. Do either of you care to give it a look? If you go into the edit history and look at the "diff", you can see exactly what I changed from the existing article. I am also posting a note on WP:PEER REVIEW.
This proposal incorporates items from the Criticism section into History, removing details that were duplicative or not found in the references cited. I have also made a few slight changes to wording to better reflect sourcing or remove bias.
Some of the changes you'll see:
If either of you, or any other editors watching this page, can review my draft, that would be great. I hope Peer review will also generate interest in cleaning this up. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 21:28, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
Question: Should criticism of International Justice Mission stand in the Criticism section, or should it be incorporated throughout the article where appropriate?
Relisted, due to low participation.
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Hello, editors. Thank you all for your comments on how best to move forward with the Criticism section. Since the consensus is to incorporate criticism throughout the article, I've been revisiting where details can be included and think it best for these issues to be dealt with in the article's History section. Some issues, such as early IJM work in Thailand and Cambodia already appear in History, so that might take some tidying up. Is someone willing to make these edits?
Also, I reviewed the sources in the Brothel to sweatshop pipeline subsection that was recently added to the article. None of those mention International Justice Mission, so I ask that that issue be removed from this article, as it is probably more appropriate somewhere else on Wikipedia.
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 17:51, 26 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians. There has been a lot of expert discussion incorporating criticism, and it seems that the consensus is to do so, although no one is currently working on it. Would anyone object to the following changes to the first two paragraphs? This change would make the first paragraph about the organization itself, and the second about its mission, with a criticism. It does use some of the wording from the draft proposed by SE at Int'l Justice Mission but the order has been changed as noted above. If this edit is approved, I am willing to work through the rest of the request from SE at Int'l Justice Mission. I am not affiliated with IJM in any way.
International Justice Mission is an international, Christian non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is the world's largest international anti-slavery organization. [1] [2] Based in Washington, D.C., International Justice Mission has 17 field offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five partner offices in North America, Europe and Australia. More than 94 percent of its 750-plus employees are local nationals. [3]
IJM works to combat sex trafficking, child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, forced labor slavery, property grabbing, and police abuse of power, and addresses citizenship rights of minorities. The bulk of IJM's work focuses on slavery and sex trafficking. [4] The organization's high-profile raids of brothels and close coordination with some third-world police agencies have generated criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics. [5]
Jaking01 ( talk) 05:06, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, I recently asked editors at
Wikipedia:Requests for comment on how to best proceed with material from the Criticism section following the RfC process (The discussions above go into much more detail). On the
RfC Talk page,
WhatamIdoing suggested I try small, simple changes using {{edit COI}}
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With that in mind, I will start that process with this edit request, asking editors to remove the Brothel to sweatshop pipeline subsection. None of the three references cited in that subsection about what "some journalists" say is "a link between organized 'rescues' of sex workers and the garment industry" mention International Justice Mission. Following that up with a primary source (a press release) that shows that a former IJM board member now works with Traidcraft verges on Wikipedia:Original research. While perhaps this issue should be handled elsewhere on Wikipedia, I would argue it does not belong here without proper references that verify claims that this is an issue with International Justice Mission.
@ Jaking01: Seeing that you are willing to work through some of this, is there any interest in starting here?
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 22:02, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
@ SE at Int'l Justice Mission: Yes, I am interested in helping, but I think we should wait a few days to allow other editors to weigh in on this request. I have not had any responses to my suggestion above, so if you have no objections, I may do that one first. Then if there is no consensus against the removal of the Brothel to sweatshop pipeline subsection, I will make that change. Jaking01 ( talk) 09:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, as was recommended to me on my Request for comment, I am making small, simple requests to suggest how we can move content from Criticism throughout the article, as was the consensus in discussions above.
With this request, I am simply asking that the text from the Thailand brothel raids subsection be moved to History. I think it could fit after the first sentence of the third paragraph in History, prior to the detail of IJM's work in Cambodia. I included a draft of what that might look like below, and highlighted the changes in green.
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The International Justice Mission was founded in 1997 as a faith-based non-profit by American lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States. In its first case, the organization's aided the arrest of a rape suspect in Manila, Philippines. [6] In 1998, IJM claimed to have helped rescue more than 700 people. [7] In addition to helping clients with legal representation, Haugen decided his organization could have more influence by collaborating with governments of developing countries to help improve their legal systems. [6] IJM cites the Bible verse Isaiah 1:17 as one of their core commitments: [8] [9] Learn to do right; seek justice. Since its founding, IJM has sought to assist law enforcement conduct "rescue" operations for girls and women trapped in sex trafficking and sexual violence in Asia, Latin America and Africa. In the year 2000, and again in 2003, IJM instigated a raid on a karaoke restaurant in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Thai police later twice raided the establishment, arresting and subsequently deporting the women who worked there. IJM characterized the operations as successful "rescues". [11] In another raid in 2001, IJM sent men undercover to a brothel, used hidden cameras and produced a 25-page document alleging specific violations of Thai law. [12] Police raided the brothel and detained 43 female sex workers. Some of the women detained by police said that they were working voluntarily and had not wished to leave the brothel. [12] About half the group subsequently escaped; some apparently feared deportation to Burma. [12] After the 2000 and 2003 raids on the Chiang Mai restaurant, IJM requested other local non-governmental organizations to provide translation assistance when its employees realized that the sex workers were not Thai citizens. [13] After providing translation assistance, the Shan Women's Action Network said that the raids had grossly violated the women’s human rights. [14] The group pointed out that although IJM had twice conducted a raid on the same establishment, it failed to protect the women from prosecution and further victimization. [14] In later years IJM moderated its initial assertion that the Thailand brothel raids were successful. In a 2012 article, Holly Burkhalter, IJM’s vice president for Government Relations, characterized the 2003 raid as “one of the few IJM cases in which law enforcement treatment of non-coerced adults did not meet IJM standards.” [15] Its rescue operations in Cambodia in the early 2000s are among the agency's best known such activities. [6] IJM investigators went into brothels in the village of Svay Pak in May 2002 with hidden cameras and selected four underage girls to take to a hotel. There IJM's lawyers told the girls they would be taken somewhere safe. [6] The organization turned over its evidence to Cambodian authorities, who rescued 14 more girls a week later. [6] About a week after that, Cambodian police arrested those girls for immigration violations. [6] The next year, IJM went undercover with Dateline NBC. [6] The group's investigation helped lead police to arrest pimps and rescue 37 girls from local brothels in Cambodia. [6] While IJM considered these early rescue missions to be successes, critics questioned the organization's tactics, saying raids on brothels do not focus on the root causes of child prostitution, have led to the arrests of people not in the sex trade, and hindered HIV-prevention initiatives. [6] [16] [13] International Justice Mission expanded its work beyond prevention of sex trafficking. By 2009 its lawyers, social workers and advocates also helped victims whose land had been seized, who were bonded laborers, or who were falsely imprisoned. [6] In 2010 U.S. News & World Report named International Justice Mission as one of '10 Service Groups That Are Making a Difference' list. [17] Under President Barack Obama's administration, the United States Department of State honored Haugen, International Justice Mission's founder and CEO, as a Trafficking in Persons Report Hero Acting to End Modern Slavery in 2012. [18] [19] The State Department said IJM helped nearly 4,000 victims and assisted in the prosecution of 220 offenders between 2006 and 2012. [18] [19] In December 2011, Google awarded a total of US$11.5 million in grants to organizations to combat modern-day slavery. [20] Google donated US$9.8 million to International Justice Mission to lead a coalition focusing on fighting slavery in India, in addition to running advocacy and education programs in the country, and mobilizing Americans. [20] IJM CEO Gary Haugen and Victor Boutros co-wrote The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence [21] in 2014. They won the 2016 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order for this book. [22] Haugen gave a 19-minute TED talk on this material in Vancouver, Canada, in 2015. [23] Within 20 years of its founding, International Justice Mission had grown into an organization with a US$51.6 million budget [24] comprising more than 750 employees [25] in 17 field offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five partner offices in Canada, UK, Netherlands, Germany and Australia. [26] [1] In July 2016, Willie Kimani, a Kenyan IJM lawyer, and two persons, including an IJM client, were found murdered and dumped in a river outside Nairobi in Kenya. They were last seen alive at a police station. [27] Four members of the Kenyan Administrative Police were charged with murder on July 18, 2016; they pleaded not guilty. [28] Haugen denounced the killings as "an intolerable outrage and should serve as an abrupt wake-up call to the blatant injustices committed daily and incessantly against the poor and vulnerable around the world". [27] References
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I understand if reviewing editors feel the text needs to be adjusted in order to make it fit better in History. But I hope this edit request can serve as a good starting point to properly incorporate the material throughout the article. @ Jaking01 and SONORAMA: Since you both have been active on this page, I wanted to let you know about this edit request.
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 22:46, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, here is another request to incorporate material from Criticism to History, as has been discussed in discussions above. With this request, I am asking that text from Cambodia televised brothel raid replace the first two sentences of the existing Work in Cambodia subsection of History. I included a draft of what that might look like below, and highlighted the changes in green.
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IJM director Gary Haugen invited the American television show Dateline (NBC) to film a March 29, 2003 raid which it planned to conduct at a large Cambodian brothel in the village of Svay Pak. [1] IJM operatives were equipped for the raid with pepper spray and batons. The brothel contained approximately 40 girls and women, who were detained by Thai police. A noodle vendor, who had no involvement with the brothel, was among those who were arrested in the raid; the noodle vendor subsequently died in jail of a stroke. IJM had contracted with a Cambodian human rights organization, LICADHO, to review its actions in organizing the raid. Peter Sainsbury, the consultant who reviewed the raid, said that he had told IJM about his medical concerns about the noodle vendor, but that his concerns were ignored. [2] At least twelve of the victims "rescued" from the 2003 Svay Pak raid ran away from the safe house to which they were taken. In a brothel raid a year later there, a number of girls rescued from the 2003 raid were found to be involved again in sex work. While IJM considered these early rescue missions to be successes, critics questioned the organization's tactics, saying raids on brothels do not focus on the root causes of child prostitution, have led to the arrests of people not in the sex trade, and hindered HIV-prevention initiatives. [3] [4] [5] |
@ Jaking01 and SONORAMA: Pinging you to let you know about this request.
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 19:03, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, here is my final request to incorporate material from Criticism to History, as has been discussed in discussions above. With this request, I am asking that the text from Maligning Local Organizations be moved from Criticism to History, just below Work in Cambodia. I do not think the subheader is necessary, but if reviewing editors deem it necessary, I would ask that editors rename it to something less WP:POV. For example: Effects on public health efforts. Following that would be a good place to move IJM response to criticism. Again, I don't think the subhead is necessary here.
Follow those changes, I recommend the remaining Criticism section introduction be fully deleted, as the material already exists in the article. Also, as written, the material is unsourced, WP:POV and contains WP:WEASEL. @ Jaking01: Pinging you to let you know this should be my final request. Thanks again for your assistance thus far. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 21:51, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
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IJM is referred to as "the world's largest international anti slavery organization" in the intro paragraph. There are two citations for this, but both refer to articles about other topics and mention IJM in passing. I don't think this text is correct. Firstly, it's not clear what "anti slavery" means here. There are also other, larger organizations -- Amnesty International comes to mind -- which have a focus on human rights and do human rights work, including investigations, lobbying governments, and expose injustices. I propose to remove this citation, unless there is some sort of generally accepted criteria for "anti slavery organizations" which IJM fulfills. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SONORAMA ( talk • contribs) 21:54, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
International Justice Mission is an international, Christian non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, laws and law enforcement founded in 1997 by American lawyer Gary Haugen. Based in Washington, D.C., International Justice Mission has 17 field offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five partner offices in North America, Europe and Australia. More than 94 percent of its 750-plus employees are local nationals.[6]
The bulk of IJM's work focuses on sex trafficking.[7] The organization's high-profile brothel raids have resulted in the arrest and displacement of voluntary, adult sex workers and generated criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics.[8][9] IJM works to combat sex trafficking, child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, forced labor slavery, property grabbing, and police abuse of power, and addresses citizenship rights of minorities.
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Founding
The International Justice Mission was founded in 1997 as a faith-based non-profit by American lawyer Gary Haugen. JM cites the Bible verse Isaiah 1:17 as one of their core commitments:[10][11]
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; Plead the case of the widow. - New International Version (NIV)
In its first case, IJM aided the arrest of a rape suspect in Manila, Philippines.[13] In 1998, IJM claimed to have helped rescue more than 700 people.[14] In addition to helping clients with legal representation, Haugen decided his organization could have more influence by collaborating with governments of developing countries to help improve their legal systems.[13] — Preceding unsigned comment added by SONORAMA ( talk • contribs) 00:42, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, it has been a while since I have made a request here but I recently read through the page again and noticed some things that I wanted to bring to editors' attention. For those who may not have seen my previous requests here, I'm Sterling from International Justice Mission.
In a discussion above, the suggestion of removing "the world's largest international anti-slavery organization" was raised, and I see that this wording is now no longer in the introduction of the article. I am requesting that editors re-add this wording on the basis of its use to describe IJM in a number of sources, including:
As well, some recent edits have altered the order of sentences in the second paragraph of the introduction, and it now reads a little repetitive. Originally the sentence listing all the areas of work came first, followed by the sentence noting that the bulk of work was on slavery and sex trafficking, followed by the summary of criticism. In this order, the sentence beginning "The bulk of…" was a good follow-on and further clarification on the full list. Now that the list of areas of work is at the end, and it seems out of place. I propose either changing back to the original order or simply trimming the sentence "The bulk of IJM's work focuses on sex trafficking".
In short, I propose a couple of small updates to the introduction to reintroduce a well-supported detail and fix the confusing order of the second paragraph.
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International Justice Mission is an international, Christian, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. and is the largest international anti-slavery organization. [1] International Justice Mission has 17 field offices in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and five partner offices in North America, Europe and Australia. All IJM employees are required to be practicing Christians [2]; 94% are nationals of the countries they work in. [3] IJM works to combat sex trafficking, child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, forced labor slavery, property grabbing, and police abuse of power, and addresses citizenship rights of minorities. The bulk of IJM's work focuses on sex trafficking. [4] The organization's high-profile raids of brothels and close coordination with some third-world police agencies have generated criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics. [5] [6] References
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'''International Justice Mission''' is an international, Christian, [[non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[501(c) organization#501.28c.29.283.29|501(c)(3)]] organization focused on [[human rights]], [[law]] and [[law enforcement]]. Founded in 1997 by lawyer [[Gary Haugen]] of the United States, it is based in [[Washington, D.C.]] and is the largest international anti-slavery organization.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adam LaRoche, international groups go undercover to stop human trafficking |author=Jared S. Hopkins |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-adam-laroche-sex-trafficking-rescue-20160421-story.html |work=The Chicago Tribune |date=22 April 2016 |accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref> International Justice Mission has 17 field offices in [[Africa]], [[Latin America]], [[South Asia]] and [[Southeast Asia]], and five partner offices in North America, Europe and Australia. All IJM employees are required to be practicing Christians<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/01/19/the-enforcer</ref>; 94% are nationals of the countries they work in.<ref name="Christianity Today interview">{{cite web |url= |title=We can stop modern slavery—with churches' help |author=Morgan Lee |work= |publisher=[[Christianity Today]] |accessdate=}}</ref> IJM works to combat [[sex trafficking]], child sexual assault, cybersex trafficking, [[forced labor]] [[slavery]], property grabbing, and police [[abuse of power]], and addresses [[civil and political rights|citizenship rights]] of minorities. The bulk of IJM's work focuses on sex trafficking.<ref name="Trafficking Corruption">{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/02/to-reduce-human-trafficking-fight-corruption-and-improve-economic-freedom|title=To Reduce Human Trafficking, Fight Corruption and Improve Economic Freedom|work=[[The Heritage Foundation]] |date=}}</ref> The organization's high-profile raids of brothels and close coordination with some third-world police agencies have generated criticism from human rights and sex worker organizations over its mission and tactics.<ref name="W. W. Norton & Company">{{cite book|last1=Pisani|first1=Elizabeth|title=The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels and the Business of AIDS|date=September 21, 2009|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=0393337650|page=232}}</ref><ref name="York University">{{cite journal |first1=Kari J. |last1=Winter |first2=David R. |last2=Castillo |date=November 21, 2011 |title=Imperious Freedom: The Tangled Narratives of Anti-Human Trafficking Discourse |url=http://lh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/lh/article/viewFile/38328/34722 |journal=Left History |volume=15 |issue=2 |publisher=York University |pages=66–67}}</ref> |
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, ( talk) 19:49, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
A potential problem with using these publication's term the largest international anti-slavery organization (hereafter referred to by its acronym TLIASO) is the un-agreed upon nature of the term and what it entails. Without a universal definition of what constitutes TLIASO, the specific uses of that term are open to interpretation. Additionally, in each reference's use of it, the term may have been chosen based on stylistic concerns by the publications involved, in order to satisfy their own internal publication criteria for the dissemination of information. Allow me to elaborate:
The problem arises when Wikipedia decides to replicate the term TLIASO, a term which may have been established according to the referenced publications own internal criteria, and not Wikipedia's. These criteria are not necessarily the same. For Wikipedia to align the language used in its article with that of a handful of publications on a term whose meaning has not been otherwise established with certainty seems arbitrary in nature. I was wondering what your thoughts on this are? Thanks SPINTENDO 21:37, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
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A detailed description and mention in an article about another group, Operation Underground Railroad. The Deseret News is owned, operated and edited by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, raising questions of independence (in the sense that the paper and IJM are both institutions which are religiously inspired and driven) and reliability (in the sense that only material which passes an editing stage supervised by the LDS Church is printed). |
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Quote given to the third largest newspaper in the state of Georgia by Christine Watson of Peach County, who is involved with IJM. This quote renders the source as no longer secondary, and while the paper itself may be independent of IJM, the source giving the quote is not. |
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A single sentence mention in an article about another subject, Baltimore Raven tight-end Benjamin Watson, and his charity One More Foundation. |
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Hi, I have written up a new draft of the Work in Ghana section to bring more balance and clarification to the issue. The sourcing used in this section currently only tells one perspective of the story, while there are other sources available that offer additional details not reflected in the article. Stories in the Daily Graphic and Ghanaian Times note that International Justice Mission supported efforts by Ghanaian authorities to rescue children the authorities deemed enslaved in Ghana. It is important that the distinction be made that Ghanaian police lead the rescue of these children, and that International Justice Mission supported this effort. My draft adds a few sentences to the top of the existing material to clarify that it was government authorities who led the rescue, that IJM supported these agencies, and that the rescued children were taken into the custody of the Social Welfare Department for shelter and rehabilitation. This is crucial detail that is missing from the article.
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In 2017, Ghanaian police rescued 31 children deemed "enslaved" in the fishing industry of Lake Volta. [1] The rescue team included Ghana's Social Welfare Department, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Marine Police Unit, the country's Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and International Justice Mission. [1] [2] The boys were taken into the custody of the Social Welfare Department for shelter and rehabilitation at an undisclosed location in Accra. [1] [2] The raid was denounced by a member of the Ghanaian parliament who represents the Afram Plains region. She stated that some of the boys were merely helping their parents who fish for a living, and that the "rescue" resulted in IJM "abducting" the boys to non-disclosed locations, where they could not attend school or see their parents. [3] Other Ghanaian officials said it is typical for families to fish together in the area and the IJM failed to research or understand the local culture, leaving the area worse after its intervention. [4] |
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In 2017, Ghanaian police rescued 31 children deemed "enslaved" in the fishing industry of Lake Volta.<ref name="Abbey17">{{cite news |title=Child Trafficking - 31 rescued from Volta Lake |last1=Abbey |first1=Emelia Ennin |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/child-trafficking-31-rescued-from-volta-lake.html |newspaper=[[Daily Graphic (Ghana)]] |date=28 April 2017 |accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref> The rescue team included Ghana's Social Welfare Department, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the Marine Police Unit, the country's Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, and International Justice Mission.<ref name="Abbey17"/><ref name="GhanaianTimes17">{{cite news |title=31 trafficked children rescued |url=http://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/31-trafficked-children-rescued/ |newspaper=[[Ghanaian Times]] |date=26 April 2017 |accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref> The boys were taken into the custody of the Social Welfare Department for shelter and rehabilitation at an undisclosed location in Accra.<ref name="Abbey17"/><ref name="GhanaianTimes17"/> The raid was denounced by a member of the Ghanaian parliament who represents the Afram Plains region. She stated that some of the boys were merely helping their parents who fish for a living, and that the "rescue" resulted in IJM "abducting" the boys to non-disclosed locations, where they could not attend school or see their parents.<ref>http://ghananewsonline.com.gh/return-children-abducted-mp-yells-ngo/</ref> Other Ghanaian officials said it is typical for families to fish together in the area and the IJM failed to research or understand the local culture, leaving the area worse after its intervention.<ref>http://therepublicnewsonline.com/ghanaian-kids-held-hostage/</ref> |
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 23:20, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
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SE at Int'l Justice Mission: Now contrast that, with the story as it is told in your edit request proposal, which states quite the opposite — describing these children as The reason why I'm asking, is that because you've made no distinction between the text in your edit request, it appears as if you are attempting to place information which is critical of IJM into the article, which struck me as odd considering you claim to work for them. Suffice it to say, I haven't looked at the article to see what text is already there. In any event, doing so would still tell me nothing about whether or not the text is originating from you or someone else. For that I would have to go into the edit history and search for who placed what, where, and when. All of that searching would constitute a time sink which can be avoided if edit proposals are color coded. FYI. Thank you! . spintendo 02:41, 1 June 2018 (UTC) References |
This is the compromise version I implemented:
In 2017, Ghanaian authorities placed 31 children originating from fishing communities into custody after removing them from locations within the area of Lake Volta. [1] The authorities who placed the children into custody included representatives from Ghanaian social welfare agencies within the government. [1] [2] The actions which placed the children into custody were denounced by a member of the Ghanaian parliament who represents the Afram Plains region, who stated that "some of the boys were merely helping their parents who fish for a living." citation needed Other Ghanaian officials said it was typical for families to fish together in the area, and singled out IJM in particular for what they saw were instances where "IJM may have failed to research or understand the local culture." [3]
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SE at Int'l Justice Mission: I would like to remind you that that when submitting a proposal for an edit request, when a proposal includes text which is older text along with text which is newer and these texts are combined into one edit request proposal, would you be so kind as to specify which text is newly added text, and which text is not newly added text. This would be most helpful. Please have a wonderful day.
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Hi, Spintendo was kind enough to assist with my request above to bring more balance and clarification surrounding IJM's work in Ghana. However, as written now, the article does not say why the children were "taken into custody" from locations within the area of Lake Volta. It seems crucial to include that this action was taken because authorities deemed these children enslaved, otherwise it begs the question as to what prompted the action and why it is relevant to IJM's Wikipedia article.
The source from the Daily Graphic says police rescued "children engaged in forced labour". The article also says, "the operation was in line with the police’s collaborative effort with partners to end child trafficking and forced labour on the Volta Lake and other parts of the country". I propose adding some language to the first sentence of Work in Ghana for clarification. Based on Spintendo's feedback above, I color coded my proposed text in green.
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In 2017, Ghanaian authorities removed 31 children believed to be engaged in forced labor from fishing communities within the area of Lake Volta and placed them into custody. [1] |
I have a conflict of interest so I am bringing this suggestion to the Talk page for others to consider. Best, SE at Int'l Justice Mission ( talk) 20:00, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
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