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Sex Trafficking
"Time For Justice" Campaign Challenges Lawyers to Donate Hourly Charge-out Rate
International Justice Mission (IJM) Australia is calling on lawyers to donate the equivalent of their hourly charge-out rate to help combat...
October 04
Sex Trafficking
IJM Pampanga and Police Work Around the Clock to Rescue 17 Young Women
In just one week, IJM helped police rescue 17 girls and young women from four different bars in the Philippines. The team of IJM staff worked around...
October 03
Sex Trafficking
Rescue in Mumbai: Police and IJM Discover a Brothel’s Secret Hiding Spot
Getting inside the brothel was the first challenge: A manager sits outside a locked gate and screens customers. Behind the gate, a thick curtain...
September 26
Sex Trafficking
Jolie’s Story Inspires Other Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Manila
After four years in trial, two traffickers have been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for trafficking, thanks in part to the testimony of...
September 08
Sex Trafficking
Survivors Get Justice in IJM’s Fastest Sex Trafficking Case in the Philippines
This month, three young women in the Philippines were honored through a local court’s ruling: The man and woman who had trafficked them were...
August 20
Sexual Violence
Despite the Odds, Lana’s Family Finds Justice in Four Months
Earlier this year, 7-year-old Lana* and her brother went with their mother to have lunch at a friend’s house. While the mothers took a walk around...
August 04
Slavery
Four Boys Rescued from Slavery on a Rose Farm
Child Slaves, Beaten for Making Mistakes
Their days began at 5 a.m. While most children set out for school, these boys started watering 4,000 rose...
July 19
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