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Human Trafficking
Government of Romania Holds "Common Challenges and New perspectives in Fighting Trafficking in Persons" Conference
March 21, 2023, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – The Government of Romania, through the Department for Community Social Responsibility and Vulnerable Groups, the...
March 28
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
2 Men to Spend Decades in Prison for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Two traffickers who sexually abused children for profit online were each sentenced to serve up to 35 years in prison.
March 27
Slavery
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
Slavery
Survivor’s Speech Paints Freedom as ‘Bangles Instead of Chains’
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA – Latha had only been a survivor leader for a few months but – when she got her first opportunity to share about her life – she...
March 22
Slavery
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
Labor Trafficking
Three Perpetrators Guilty of Human Trafficking in Cyberscam Slavery Case
Nine Indonesian survivors received justice after their three traffickers were convicted of human trafficking for forced labor in cyber fraud by a...
March 17
Slavery
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
Slavery
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
Slavery
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