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15-Year-Old Amani's Brave Testimony Brings Justice in Kenya

Thu, 10/11/2012

NAIROBI, KENYA: IJM attorneys felt the mood in the courtroom change abruptly. When the judge read the verdict against the man who raped Amani,* fear turned to surprise – and joy. Despite the perpetrator's attempts to distort the truth, he was convicted. Justice had been done for 15-year-old Amani and her family.

Over a year ago, Amani was walking home from school alone. Suddenly, her uncle grabbed her and forced her into a nearby forest. He raped her and threatened to hurt his young niece if she told anyone.

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IJM Mumbai: Three Convictions After Courageous Testimony From Sex Trafficking Survivor

Tue, 10/09/2012

MUMBAI, INDIA – After a tough legal battle, an Indian court has declared three traffickers guilty of sex trafficking crimes and evicted them from the building they had been using as brothel. The just verdict means each of the traffickers will serve a prison sentence, and it means justice for the four girls who were rescued from the brothel in February 2010.

Neeti* was one of the girls rescued in the undercover operation. She had been trafficked across country borders from Bangladesh. When she was rescued, she said she wanted to go back to her home country.

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The Conviction In Rwanda Means Tamara And Her Family Can "Continue On The Road To Recovery"

Mon, 10/01/2012

KIGALI, RWANDA – As the Rwandan judge handed down the sentence, his message was clear: The sexual abuse against Tamara* was wrong, and her attacker would be held accountable for it.

Nearly one year ago, 15-year-old Tamara was sleeping quietly in the front room of her family's small home. Her father's friend, at the family's house for a visit, had fallen asleep in a chair nearby.

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IJM Mumbai: They Hadn't Seen Sunlight For Three Years...

Fri, 09/28/2012

MUMBAI, INDIA – IJM Mumbai got a call from the Kolkata police department. The police had been looking for Sundari,* a teenage girl who had gone missing three years earlier.

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Trafficking Survivors Inspire: "Now We Can Help Other Girls"

Thu, 09/27/2012

CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES – A group of young women laugh and chat with one another as they pull plastic chairs into a circle. They are excited and at ease with one another.

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