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Why Justice?

We emphasize justice because victims identify it as their most urgent need, and our faith mandates it.

Justice is essential

We have had the privilege of listening to thousands of victims of violence and exploitation as they share their stories and walk their path to survival. Again and again, they tell us that what they need most is justice.
  • Victims need immediate rescue and relief from violence and exploitation.
  • They need perpetrators  held accountable to ensure survivors are free from further harm.
  • Survivors deserve a pathway to healing, empowerment, and opportunities to thrive under the protection of the law.

Justice transforms lives, ensuring survivors are not only free but also supported to rebuild and flourish.

Today, an estimated 50 million people are trapped in modern slavery and human trafficking, with the majority in South Asia. These victims—children, women, and men—suffer from sexual exploitation, forced labor, bonded labor, and forced marriage.

As of 2018, up to 852 million women aged 15 and older have experienced physical or sexual violence, with the highest prevalence in South Asia and Africa.1

Justice is the Foundation for Flourishing Communities

The majority of victims of extreme injustice live in communities defined by impunity and power imbalances. Currently, 57% of the global population—five billion people—live outside the protection of the law2.

These are unjust communities where:

  • Modern slavery and exploitation are prevalent;
  • Insecurity and violence dominate daily life;
  • Vulnerable individuals are denied fundamental human rights, including freedom, safety, and mobility; and
  • Justice mechanisms are inaccessible, leaving grievances unresolved and opportunities out of reach.

For a community to flourish—with access to jobs, education, healthcare, housing, clean water, electricity, and other essential infrastructure—it must first have justice.

  • Safety and protection from violence: Development cannot happen where abuse and exploitation persist unchecked.
  • Equitable access to rights and resources: Justice ensures that systemic barriers like stigma, discrimination, and neglect do not prevent individuals from opening bank accounts, starting businesses, purchasing land, sending children to school, or securing basic utilities.

Justice is the first step toward breaking the cycle of violence and inequity, enabling communities to grow, prosper, and secure a better future.

Because JUSTICE Is the Order That God’s Love Requires

The prophet Micah proclaims “He has shown thee, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you–to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.” Jesus likewise emphasized his heart – God’s heart – for “justice, mercy and faithfulness”.

So how does the Bible define justice? What does it mean to seek justice for the poor and oppressed in today’s world? Justice can be defined as the exercise of power and authority to order society according to God’s standards. Put more simply, justice is the order that God’s love requires.

Scripture makes it clear that God’s justice requires freedom, accountability, restoration, and transformation. Justice includes the exercise of power and authority to:

  1. Put more simply, justice is the order that God’s love requires. Free victims of injustice from the abusive/oppressive situation;
  2. Hold offenders accountable for their abusive/oppressive behavior;
  3. Restore victims of injustice by bringing healing and relief, as well as restore offenders to society (where possible) through restitution and other appropriate rehabilitative measures; and
  4. Transform unjust structures and systems into those that more justly distribute the benefits of society (i.e., security, economic opportunity, education, political participation, etc.).

 

JVI’s “JUSTICE: THE ORDER THAT LOVE REQUIRES” further lays out a Christian perspective on justice and human rights

Justice: The Order that Love Requires

Download Justice: The Order That Love Requires

1) Violence Against Women Prevalence Estimates, 2018, World Health Organization
2) World Justice Project, “Measuring the Justice Gap,” 2019.
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