Sex Trafficking
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Sex Trafficking
Rescue Operation Frees 15-Year-Olds from Sex Trafficking
On Tuesday evening, November 7, IJM supported the Social Services branch of Mumbai’s police force on a rescue operation to free two teen girls from...
November 09
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Sex Trafficking
Sadhna woke up—disoriented, naked and afraid.
When Sadhna* describes her childhood, her face lights up. She remembers running through bright green rice paddies around her village in India,...
October 02
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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
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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
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Sex Trafficking
Freedom Begins On The Eve Of Her 13th Birthday
Karla* celebrated her 13th birthday on March 10 with a cake and candles, beginning her teenage years in freedom.
March 14
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Sex Trafficking
Cambodian Woman Rescued from Bride Traffickers in China
Sophea* is finally free, after months held captive in China. The young woman thought she was moving to get married, work and support her family back...
August 05
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Sex Trafficking
Stardust Bar Managers Convicted, Sign of Sweeping Change in Philippines
Three traffickers who ran a large bar that was once viewed as untouchable were convicted yesterday in the Philippines. Stardust Showbar is at the...
July 20
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Sex Trafficking
Three Bangladeshi Women Rescued in Kolkata Red-Light District
This week, police in Kolkata enlisted IJM’s help in rescuing three young women trafficked from Bangladesh and forced into prostitution in one of the...
May 12
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Sex Trafficking
More Than Survivors: Thriving After Trafficking
On May 7, 21 young women travelled across West Bengal to gather in a gated garden along a busy Kolkata road. Some traversed more than two hours by...
May 11