BANGLAORE, INDIA – On Monday, 20 October 2008, six victims rescued from slavery at a farm last spring through the collaboration of IJM and local authorities received 20,000 rupees each (approximately $408 USD) in government rehabilitation assistance – the equivalent of more than seven months of wages for many of the workers.

RWANDA – From September 29 to October 1, 2008, International Justice Mission (IJM) hosted the community theater component of the USAID-funded Land Dispute Management Project (LDMP) in its project area of Jali Sector. An awareness-raising initiative to educate Rwandans about their land rights and to equip them to resolve land disputes justly, the community theater was a resounding success with more than 2,350 men, women and children attending.

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CHENNAI, INDIA - Through a single day of carefully coordinated operations, 25 people have been freed from slavery in four different rice mills.