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
Human Trafficking
Disaster Response: Human Trafficking and the Kerala Floods
Historic monsoon rains and flooding have left hundreds dead and millions displaced in the southern Indian state of Kerala in the last two months.
September 13
Slavery
Two Arrested for Trafficking Burmese Family, Including Five Children, into Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND—Two suspected traffickers, who are accused of recruiting and exploiting a Burmese family of 12, are now in jail.
September 12
Labor Trafficking
Kofi Was Enslaved on Lake Volta at 8 Years Old
Kofi remembers the day he left home. He was 8 years old. His mother introduced him to a nice man. The man told him he’d take Kofi to live with him...
September 07
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
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