Benjamin Lawrence Patrick E. ARITAO is the National Director of Prosecution Development at International Justice Mission, Philippines. He manages a team that supports efficient government prosecutions as a means to lower the prevalence of sex trafficking crimes. He has served in this capacity for two years. Law, as his friends and family call him, also worked as the International Justice Mission’s Director of Legal Interventions in two regions of the Philippines from 2013 to 2016 before taking on his current role.

He spent his first five years with IJM providing service to individual survivors, representing them in their court cases against human traffickers. Law also co-founded The Paper Project Inc., a socially responsible business that provides livelihood for women escaping exploitation and abuse. Its products are available through Good Paper, Inc. which distributes handmade cards from handmade paper to Whole Foods, Paper Chase, and other retailers in North America.

Law loves photography, writing, and coffee. He is married to Carla, with whom he has two children: Hannah, 6, Rafael, 3. They live in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.