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IJM Bolivia Celebrates A Big Milestone: Rocío’s Kindergarten Graduation

Thu, 05/09/2013

EL ALTO, BOLIVIA – When 5-year-old Rocío* scanned the crowd gathered for her kindergarten graduation, she saw several members of the audience who had come especially to celebrate her: Her mother; Roxana, an IJM Bolivia social worker; and Jeshika, an assistant with the aftercare team.

Rocío has grown close to the IJM staff over the last year. She meets regularly with her social worker Roxana for trauma-focused therapy, and the little girl is learning how to have a strong future.

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IJM Manila: Australian Doctor Convicted for Sexually Assaulting Six 12- to 15-Year-Old Boys

Thu, 05/09/2013

MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES – After a 3-year trial, an Australian doctor working in Manila with the World Health Organization was found guilty for sexually abusing six Filipino boys. He was also convicted on sex trafficking charges and faces a combined sentence of 10 to 62 years in prison for both criminal cases.

The Philippine National Police contacted IJM in 2009, after they arrested the doctor in the act of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy.

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India: IJM, Partners Rescue More Than 30 From Life Of Slavery, Squalor

Wed, 05/08/2013

CHENNAI, INDIA – After decades living and working in an abusive, inhumane catfish farm, more than 30 people were set free this week, including children and two pregnant women. On the farm, the slaves were forced to wade into man-made pools to harvest catfish, baiting them with maggot-infested chicken carcasses.

Shocking Squalor and Inhumane Working Conditions

IJM worked with a local partner, Association for Rural Development (ARD), to investigate the farm, located three or four hours outside Chennai.

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IJM Chennai: Desperate Call from Slave Trapped in Brick Factory Leads to Freedom for 50

Mon, 04/29/2013

CHENNAI, INDIA – IJM Chennai got a call on a Tuesday afternoon. The caller was trapped in a brick factory, desperate for help. Another woman who was enslaved in the factory was critically ill. The factory owner was refusing to let her get medical help. "If you don't come tonight," the caller said, "she will die."

Barely Surviving

IJM had learned that about 50 people were confined to the brick factory, ranging from 6 months to 65 years old. Children as young as 14 years old were forced to work long hours, doing back-breaking work molding and carrying bricks.

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Kenyan Judge Hails "Courageous" Sarah - Gives Maximum Sentence to Abusive Stepfather

Mon, 04/29/2013

NAIROBI, KENYA – Sarah* suffered under her stepfather's terrifying abuse for years—but today she can finally put the awful past behind her. With IJM's help, Sarah and her family are now safe, and the man who sexually and physically abused her has been convicted in a Kenyan court. Today, he begins 20 years in prison.

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