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IJM Guatemala: Helping Children Heal, One Mother At A Time

Fri, 02/15/2013

GUATEMALA CITY – Delmi Ramírez addresses the women sitting at the table around her: "Every woman here is a brave woman." The 20 women gathered around the table – many still in their work clothes – watch her carefully. Some look down, not used to hearing this kind of encouragement.

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Ugandan Man Re-Arrested, IJM Gulu's First Case Continues: "Now she knows she is not alone."

Fri, 02/08/2013

GULU, UGANDA — Late last week, IJM and Gulu police worked to re-arrest a Ugandan man accused of stealing the home of his widowed sister-in-law—and threatening to kill her if she ever returned. He has been officially charged and will face trial for these acts of violence in the coming months.

The man was first arrested in November 2012 for beating the widow and threatening her with an axe.

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At Long Last, IJM Mumbai And Police Rescue Three Girls From A Dark World Of Trafficking

Fri, 02/08/2013

MUMBAI, INDIA – When IJM and police entered the dimly lit lodge in a residential neighborhood of Mumbai, it was not for the first time. The long corridors leading to small rooms were all too familiar. IJM had been here multiple times over the last year, searching for underage girls who, their intelligence suggested, were routinely brought to the lodge and sold for sex. Time after time, the place had been empty.

Rescue At Last

But on February 1, 2013, three girls were inside the lodge. The police worked quickly to secure the premises.

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IJM Chennai, Government Rescue Families Trapped In Slavery For As Long As Five Years

Fri, 02/01/2013

CHENNAI, INDIA – Yesterday, IJM helped government officials in a rural district outside Chennai rescue four families from slavery in a rice mill. The families – including seven children – had been trapped there for as long as five years.

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IJM Kenya: Four Innocent Men Set Free At Last

Thu, 01/31/2013

NAIROBI, KENYA – On Friday, desperation gave way to joy for four innocent Kenyan men who were finally set free after nearly eleven months in prison.

In March 2012, a large fight broke out in the neighborhood where three of the men—two brothers and their cousin—lived. They were attacked, and two were badly injured. A local businessman offered to drive them to hospital, but instead took the men to a police station.

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