India
Sex Trafficking
Woman’s Arrest Frees Her Sister & Cousin from Sex Trafficking
Local police and IJM staff conducted a successful rescue operation on April 11 to free two teen girls and apprehend one woman who was selling them...
April 25
Slavery
Tribeca Film Festival Virtual Reality Documentary Brings Viewers on Modern Slavery Rescue Operation
A revolutionary new virtual reality film – The Hidden – is premiering at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. The new documentary takes viewers on a...
April 13
Sex Trafficking
Brothel Keeper Sentenced to 10 Years for Horrific Abuse of Two Girls
A painful chapter was finally closed today for two survivors of sex trafficking. The brothel keeper who exploited them for sex in a Kolkata red-light...
April 02
Slavery
Rice Mill Owner Convicted for Enslaving 24
Nearly 11 years after they were rescued from slavery at a large rice mill, 24 children, women and men have now secured justice. The mill owner who...
March 29
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