India
Slavery
Local Officials Go Above and Beyond to Free 147 from Slavery at a Brick Kiln
Last week, nearly 150 children, women and men were rescued from bonded labor slavery in a single Indian brick kiln, thanks to the diligent work of...
March 23
Slavery
An Impossible Search for Suriya
In 2012, Suriya was just 11 years old, living at home with his parents in India. Every day was a struggle for his family because they lived in deep...
March 05
Sex Trafficking
Police Bust Trafficking Network Operating in a North Kolkata Hotel
Passersby might never have suspected what was happening within the walls of an everyday Kolkata hotel until anti-trafficking police arrived on...
February 28
Slavery
Trained Officials Free 15 from a Life of Slavery Cutting Wood
As soon as Sub-Collector Mr. VP Jayaseelan heard about families being forced to work in a local wood-cutting unit, he knew exactly what to do:...
February 15
Slavery
Bhavani was 5 when she was kidnapped.
Life was already hard before Bhavani was taken from her parents.
Her mom and dad had been slaves on a sugarcane farm for a year, trapped to repay a...
February 07
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
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
Slavery
8 Days. 8 Operations. 88 Rescued.
September 14: Four Girls Freed
The wave of rescues began when IJM assisted police in saving four girls from a private sex trafficking network in...
September 29
Labor Trafficking
A Baby Girl for Roopa
Roopa grew up enslaved in a south Indian brick kiln, enduring back-breaking labor and the heartbreaking loss of a child. The birth of her second...
July 24