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Slavery
Six Rescued Children Now Dream of Home
An urgent rescue operation on Thursday brought 11 people to freedom in southern India, including six children and one baby who had grown up in...
November 19
Labor Trafficking
Rescue Reunites Boys with Mother After Six Years in Slavery
A dramatic rescue operation this week brought two young boys to freedom in southern India, ending years of their mother’s desperate searching.
November 15
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
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
American Arrested in Cebu Apartment for Cybersex Trafficking, as Teenager Is Rescued Nearby
The arrest of an American national on Thursday morning quickly led to the rescue of one of his victims, a 16-year-old girl, in a neighboring city.
October 23
Slavery
Three Guilty for Holding Slaves in an Indian Rock Quarry
One south Indian court sent a powerful message to modern-day slave owners this week, as a judge convicted three men for enslaving families at a...
October 12
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Five Children Are Free, and Their Journey to Healing Begins
Acting on a tip from the Nordic Liaison Office, the Philippine National Police rescued five victims of cybersex trafficking last week in a town north...
September 26
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Philippine Police Capture Australian National Accused of Online Crimes Against Children
Philippine authorities arrested Australian national John Loffler and his Filipina partner after police caught the woman sending sexually explicit...
September 18
Slavery
Beaten and Betrayed: 14 Men Freed from an Abusive Ginger Farm
Local police have arrested one alleged slave owner and are searching for two others after a dramatic rescue operation that brought 14 terrified men...
September 17
Sexual Violence
IJM Lawyers Secure a 70-year Sentence for a Serial Rapist in Guatemala
On August 30th, a Guatemalan judge declared a 23-year-old serial rapist guilty and gave him a sentence of 70 years in prison for raping a minor and...
September 17