Sex Trafficking

Sex Trafficking
Mother’s Plea Mobilizes Police to Free 13-Year Old Daughter
On February 2nd, after filing a complaint and persistently reaching out to local authorities, a mother’s desperate plea for help was heard. A...
March 15

Sex Trafficking
High Schoolers Rescued from Sex Trafficking in Kolkata
On Monday morning, 16-year-old Mona* agreed to skip school again at her mother’s request. As she had done many times before, she followed her mother...
February 28

Sex Trafficking
Criminal Network Selling Hundreds of Girls Begins to Topple
Mumbai police and the IJM team have secured a much-awaited breakthrough in the fight against sex trafficking this fall.
December 06

Sex Trafficking
Six Women Rescued From Sexual Exploitation
After six months of investigations, IJM supported a rescue operation led by the Dominican Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) that brought freedom to...
November 19

Sex Trafficking
Six Freed from Mumbai Brothel amid a Busy Festival Season
On Saturday, IJM staff supported senior anti-human trafficking police on a rescue operation to free six girls and young women from exploitation in a...
October 23

Sex Trafficking
Kolkata Police and IJM Stop a Powerful Trafficking Kingpin
Last week, IJM helped Kolkata’s anti-trafficking police rescue two sex trafficking victims and arrest five criminals, including a notorious...
August 29

Sex Trafficking
Two Men Convicted in Cross-Border Sex Trafficking Case
Five years after their rescue, two teen girls from Bangladesh can rest easier knowing the law is on their side.
August 02

Sex Trafficking
Operation Frees Six Venezuelan Women from Sex Trafficking in the DR
In an expertly executed rescue operation last Friday, anti-trafficking officials in the Dominican Republic have freed six young Venezuelan women from...
June 25

Sex Trafficking
Dominican Government Launches a New Action Plan to End Sex Trafficking
On May 10, 2018, the Dominican Republic Ministry for External Relations (MIREX) and International Justice Mission (IJM) celebrated the collaborative...
May 18