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Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking Survivors in Mumbai Set Free from Months in Darkness
Rescue Comes Swiftly
On July 3, IJM received a call for assistance from the city police. The social service branch–a unit of the city police that...
July 17
Sex Trafficking
IJM Manila: Five Traffickers Convicted for Exploiting Girls as Young as 16
Joint Operation Brings Rescue
In December 2010, IJM discovered that girls as young as 16 had been trafficked to the two-story bar and were being...
July 03
Violence Against Women & Children
Blog: Overcoming Ordinary Terror
It's been a month since more than 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school by the militant group Boko Haram. The world has since been...
May 20
Sexual Violence
Impunity Ends in Bolivia: Teachers Convicted for Sexually Assaulting Students Avoided Prison for Years
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – All around the world, school is a place of learning and dreaming. It’s a place where children can reach for opportunities that...
May 09
Sexual Violence
IJM Rwanda Social Worker’s Story as a Genocide Survivor Helps her Bring Healing to Others
Brigitte takes a deep breath and smiles as she speaks. Always warm and quick to laugh, it’s clear she loves what she does. As a social worker with...
April 11
Sex Trafficking
IJM Cebu: Trafficking Survivor Returns to her Hometown to Help Rebuild After Typhoon
Two years ago, Angelita* was rescued from a karaoke bar where she had been trafficked and sold for sex at just 14 years old.
Angelita has...
April 10
Slavery
20 Years After Rwandan Genocide, Former U.N. Lead Investigator Says Violence Against the Poor an Everyday Reality
Gary Haugen says everyday violence crushing millions of the world’s poor.
Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2014) – 20 years after the genocide in Rwanda,...
April 06
Sexual Violence
IJM Guatemala Seeks Justice for Young Mother, Helps Her Find Strength
When Iris* speaks about her daughter, she can’t help but smile with pride. At 17 years old, Iris is a young mother.
Her baby was born as a result of...
March 27
Human Trafficking
International Justice Mission Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Passage of Critical Anti-Trafficking Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25, 2014) – Global human rights organization International JusticeMission (IJM) praised the U.S. House of Representatives for...
February 28