60 Girls Rescued From Slavery in India
Last week, 59 girls were rescued from slavery in a factory that markets itself in the country as a conscientious food supplier of high-quality, organic pickles
Philippine Children Rescued From Sexual Abuse
In the quiet hours of the early morning, the convoy of police and social workers would rescue 13 children—from 8 to 17 years old—who they believe were being regularly sexually abused in live videos broadcasted online
273 Slaves Freed in India
In a stunning rescue operation that began yesterday and stretched into this morning, IJM helped local authorities rescue 273 people from lives of slavery in two brick factories
30 Slaves Rescued in India
After decades living and working in an abusive, inhumane catfish farm, more than 30 people were set free this week, including children and two pregnant women
50 Slaves Freed From Brick Factory
IJM had learned that about 50 people were confined to the brick factory, ranging from 6 months to 65 years old. Children as young as 14 years old were forced to work long hours, doing back-breaking work molding and carrying bricks
The Rescued Becomes The Rescuer
Last month, IJM (International Justice Mission) Mumbai helped police rescue Zeenat* from a dark brothel with barred windows. Six cots filled the cramped room where girls were serially raped, side by side. The brothel’s customers paid less than $5 to have sex with a girl
Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued From Mumbai Motel
Four young women who were trafficked and sold for sex out of a motel in Mumbai are now safe in a shelter for survivors. IJM (International Justice Mission) helped police rescue the girls from a second-story motel where they were routinely raped for profit
Families Trapped in Slavery Rescued After 15 Years
Six children – as young as 4 years old – were forced to work alongside their parents, baking bricks under the hot sun and toiling into the night. The families said they worked seven days a week, and they earned about 50 cents a day – a pittance well below India’s minimum wage
Children Rescused From Being Sold for Sex
Earlier this week, IJM helped police rescue a 16-year-old girl and two 13- and 14-year old boys who were being sold for sex on Cebu streets
Justice and Liberty for all
The Justice Conference, a two-day annual event to promote dialogue around justice related issues such as human trafficking, slavery, poverty, HIV/AIDS and human rights
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