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Sex Trafficking
Seven Sex Traffickers Convicted for Exploiting 13 Minors in the Dominican Republic
On January 22, a Dominican court held trial until 10:30 at night, deliberated for an hour, and then found seven sex traffickers guilty of selling...
February 01
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Nine Children Rescued from Remote Island in the Philippines, Thanks to Canadian Tip
One little girl was hidden behind a door. Another was riding her bike in the neighborhood. Another was at a Girl Scouts meeting. But IJM and...
November 15
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Caught Red-Handed, Cybersex Trafficking Suspects Run from Police
Police chased the suspects along the main road as people shopped and dined along this busy street in Manila. The police caught up and arrested the...
October 20
Slavery
Rescue in Ghana: 100th Child Free Since Start of 2017
During the first week of September, IJM supported the Ghana Police Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) to rescue two boys who had been victims of...
September 22
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two Young Teens Rescued As Visayas Anti-Trafficking Police Lead Tenth Operation This Year
IJM helped Philippine authorities rescue two girls, 14 and 15 years old, from cybersex trafficking over the weekend. Two suspects were arrested for...
September 14
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two American Men Convicted for Exploiting Filipino Children
This week, courts on opposite sides of the U.S. convicted two American men for sexually exploiting children thousands of miles away in the...
September 08
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Landmark Conviction Cracks Down on Cybersex Trafficking, Frees Survivors from Fear
A Filipino man who preyed on children and women for his own sexual pleasure and profited from a twisted network of cybersex trafficking has been...
August 02
Labor Trafficking
A Baby Girl for Roopa
Roopa grew up enslaved in a south Indian brick kiln, enduring back-breaking labor and the heartbreaking loss of a child. The birth of her second...
July 24
Human Trafficking
The 2017 TIP Report is Here! Time to Write the Editor.
The release of the TIP Report is a major milestone in the abolitionist community. It is also a great opportunity to raise the profile of this issue...
June 27