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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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Free At Last: IJM Chennai Helps Rescue Families From Slavery, Some Trapped For 15 Years

Tue, 03/05/2013

CHENNAI, INDIA – Yesterday, IJM helped rescue four families from a life of slavery in an Indian brick factory. One of the men said he had taken out a $10 loan from the factory owner 15 years ago. He had simply wanted to visit his sister. He agreed to work in the factory to repay that small advance. But it was a trap. A decade and a half later, he was still working to repay the alleged loan.

Six children – as young as 4 years old – were forced to work alongside their parents, baking bricks under the hot sun and toiling into the night.

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IJM Manila: After 8 Years, Child Abuse Case Ends With Justice

Mon, 03/04/2013

MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES – For the past eight years, IJM Manila has been walking a long road with Edwin.* When Edwin was 9 years old, his abusive father beat him with a piece of wood and broke the little boy's arm. At the hospital, Edwin's father refused to pay for the surgery. It was clear he was not fit to provide for his son, and soon Edwin and his sister moved into a children's shelter.

IJM received Edwin's case back in 2005, and IJM Manila attorney Liw Agbayani has pursued justice for Edwin in court.

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IJM Bangalore: A Runaway Brother's Call For Help Brings Rescue

Fri, 03/01/2013

BANGALORE, INDIA – This week, a family of six was set free from slavery in an Indian brick kiln. Over the last couple of weeks, several of the siblings had escaped, making the brick kiln all the more dangerous for those who were left behind.

Tricked Once, Trapped For Good

On February 11 2013, IJM Bangalore got a desperate call for help. The caller was a young man named Prasham.* Prasham had escaped from a brick kiln where he and his siblings had been held captive for about six months.

Prasham relayed a terrible story.

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