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IJM Mumbai: The Rescued Becomes The Rescuer

Mon, 03/25/2013

MUMBAI, INDIA -- Last month, IJM Mumbai helped police rescue Zeenat* from a dark brothel with barred windows. Six cots filled the cramped room where girls were serially raped, side by side. The brothel's customers paid less than $5 to have sex with a girl.

When the rescue team of IJM staff and police entered the brothel, they discovered that two of the girls they had hoped to find were missing. Apparently they had been transferred to another brothel outside Mumbai just a day or two earlier.

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IJM, Police Rescue Seven Young Women From Abusive Bar In The Philippines

Tue, 03/19/2013

CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES – Two suspects were arrested during an operation to free seven young women from the bar where they had been trafficked. IJM assisted the Mandaue City Police during the operation, helping the trafficking survivors understand that the police were there to bring them to safety.

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A Mother Stands Firm And Kenyan Rapist Receives Life In Prison

Fri, 03/15/2013

NAIROBI, KENYA – After a year-long struggle in court, one brave Kenyan mother finally saw justice for her young daughter this week: The man who raped 11-year-old Mumbua* will now spend his life in prison.

It was just days before her eleventh birthday, in December 2011, when Mumbua left her large family's home to buy some milk. On the way to the store, a neighbor called out to Mumbua and quickly caught up to her.

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IJM Kolkata: Landmark Convictions Against Five Notorious Traffickers

Fri, 03/15/2013

KOLKATA, INDIA – Today, five men were convicted of sex trafficking crimes in two cases in Kolkata. One of the men, a notorious trafficker named Nakul Bera, was also found guilty of rape. It was the first time this particular court gave a conviction for both trafficking and rape in the same case.

In the trial against Nakul Bera, survivors shared how they had been tortured and trapped in the brothel, pictured here. Police locked and sealed the brothel on that very night of rescue.

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IJM Mumbai Helps Rescue Sex Trafficking Victims From Busy Shopping Area

Wed, 03/13/2013

MUMBAI, INDIA – Four young women who were trafficked and sold for sex out of a motel in Mumbai are now safe in a shelter for survivors. IJM helped police rescue the girls from a second-story motel where they were routinely raped for profit. One of the girls told an IJM social worker that she "said no to every customer." But only one customer had ever respected her plea to be left alone.

The motel was located in a busy shopping area in Mumbai. All around, it was business as usual. But customers looking for sex knew they could go to the motel and request a girl.

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