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International Justice Mission’s Team Freedom Announces Its Core Leadership Team
International Justice Mission (IJM)’s professional athlete program, Team Freedom, is celebrating the launch of the Team Freedom Core, its leadership...
July 28

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Boat Patrol Program Begins Rescuing Children on Lake Volta
A new boat patrol unit rescuing children on Lake Volta means there are fewer places for traffickers to hide.
June 08

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Indian Government Frees Man Trapped in Forced Labor for 10 Years
On Feb. 25, government officials rescued a 23-year-old man from a construction site where he had been trapped for nearly half his life. The officials...
March 23

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Survivor’s Speech Paints Freedom as ‘Bangles Instead of Chains’
The first time Latha shared about her life she left officials stunned.
March 22

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Indian Government Inspection Leads to Four Freed from Mango Grove
On Feb. 4, four adults were liberated from six years of labor exploitation at a mango grove thanks to proactive government officials and a group of...
March 22

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IJM Supports Indian Government Rescue 22 Children from Jewelry Factories
Indian government officials and police carried out a rescue operation to free 22 boys—ages 15 to 17—being exploited at multiple urban jewelry...
March 16

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Cambodian Trafficker Caught After Four Years of Evasion
After four years on the run, labour trafficker Nai Nang was arrested by the Cambodian police with the help of IJM Cambodia's expertise.
March 06

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IJM Supports Indian Police Free 1,401 Trafficked Children in a Month
IJM worked as an expert consultant to develop a standardized process for safely rescuing children and building a strong legal case against their...
February 27

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IJM Statement on 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery
New findings on the astounding increase in modern slavery—with more than 50 million people exploited in 2021—should be an urgent wake-up call to the...
September 16