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Human Trafficking
Survivors Come Together to Fight Child Trafficking
Organizations across Ghana gathered to raise the voices of survivors and educate the community on child trafficking. The Senior Lead for the Global...
October 05
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Sexual Violence
Man sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing a 7-year old girl
On a July evening Vania*, then 7, was walking back home from school when she met a man her family knew. The man forcefully grabbed Vania and dragged...
October 04
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Sexual Violence
Man found guilty in retrial after original conviction was overturned
The perpetrator appealed the court's decision and in 2014 a re-trial was ordered because of a technicality. That setback did not stop Anna, a victim...
October 03
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Human Trafficking
Trafficked to Malaysia – Finally Home in India
Twenty-two-year-old Aadav* was elated as he deboarded a plane at Trichy International Airport on September 14. He was returning home from two years...
September 30
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Sexual Violence
100 Years in Prison for Notorious Sex Offender in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA - On Thursday, August 4, 2022, a Kenyan court sentenced a notorious sex offender to 100 years in prison for sexually abusing four...
September 20
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Human Trafficking
IJM’s Distinctive Response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis (European Anti-Trafficking Program)
6 September 2022 - IJM’s Ukrainian Crisis Response provides essential and unique support to refugees in need through direct accompaniment activities...
September 20
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Sex Trafficking
In a Major Judgment, 21 Customers are Convicted for Buying Minors for Sex
In a significant legal victory, a specialized child protection court in Kolkata convicted 21 men who paid for commercial sex from minors at a brothel...
September 16
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Labor Trafficking
Anti-Trafficking Coalition Frees Two Families from a Violent Brick Kiln
BANGALORE, INDIA – When members of an anti-trafficking coalition in Karnataka state heard about violent abuse at a local brick kiln, they quickly...
September 09
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Labor Trafficking
16-year-old Aung* rescued from forced labor on Myanmar fishing boat
YANGON, MYANMAR – Aung* was 16 when a recruiter lured him to work in a fishing boat in Myanmar. “Even at a young age, I wanted to help my family....
September 09