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
Police Abuse of Power
Gary Haugen on Ending Police Violence in Kenya
One year ago, IJM—and myself—were forever changed. My colleague Willie Kimani, our client Josephat Mwenda and their driver Joseph Muiruri went...
July 10
Sex Trafficking
Relentless Police and IJM Staff Rescue 15-Year-Old Girl from a Brothel
After several attempts at rescue, a teenage girl has finally been freed from a dangerous red-light district in Kolkata, and she now has a chance at...
June 07
Sex Trafficking
IJM Cambodia’s first cross-border labor trafficking conviction brings down major trafficking ring
SIEM REAP, Cambodia – Three key players in a human trafficking ring were convicted by a Siem Reap court last month for trafficking six Cambodians...
June 02
Slavery
Sensitive Officials and IJM's Partner NGO Rescue 40 from Bondage at a Brick Kiln
Last month, IJM’s trained partner organization Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JBVSS) worked with government officials in the state of Rajasthan to...
May 23
Slavery
31 Free After Largest IJM Ghana Rescue to Date
Anita Budu, Director of Aftercare for IJM Ghana, anxiously watched from the deck of a boat as the horizon began to pale with the light of sunrise....
April 27
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