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Sex Trafficking
Three Young Children Rescued. German Citizen Arrested.
On October 8th, Dominican police spearheaded a rescue operation in the Puerto Plata province of the country. Local public justice officials...
October 22
Sex Trafficking
IJM and Partner Rescue Two Teen Girls from a Small-Town Brothel
On October 3, IJM assisted local authorities and a partner NGO in rescuing two minor girls from sex trafficking and arresting two suspects involved...
October 21
Police Abuse of Power
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances Comes with Calls for Justice in Kenya
Marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a local artist and children's group from Mathare Social Justice Centre in Kenya...
September 04
Violence Against Women & Children
Trauma-Informed Police Interview Room Piloted in Uganda
Uganda Police Force and IJM Uganda have partners to design and furnish a model interview room for CID headquarters in Kampala. This is to be used...
September 04
Slavery
COVID Crisis Drives Up Child Labor and Forced Labor in Textiles Industry
Recent rescue operations in the booming textiles industry of Tamil Nadu state have brought to light the way business owners are taking advantage of...
August 25
Slavery
10-Year-Old Boy Freed from Goat Grazing
An expansive search has led to the safe rescue of Vignesh,* a 10-year-old boy who has spent the last two years enslaved at a goat farm.
August 17
Sex Trafficking
IJM Urges the Dominican Government to Declare Child Marriage Unconstitutional
On June 24, International Justice Mission (IJM) petitioned the Dominican Supreme Court (also known as the Constitutional Court) to declare child...
July 23
Sex Trafficking
Two Operations: Four Girls Rescued from Violence by Dominican Authorities
Last week, local police mobilized to perform two rescue operations and protect four survivors of violence. The survivors range in age from 6 to 14...
July 21
Slavery
Three Boys Freed from Trafficking and Child Labor in a Fishing Business in Ghana
Three boys, estimated to be 9, 11 and 16 years old were rescued last month in a collaboration between police, the anti-trafficking unit and the...
July 16