The Philippines
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Joy's Story - 2024
Joy’s* name embodies her vibrant spirit: she is lively, fun-loving, and warmly engaging with everyone she meets. But Joy had to persevere to become...
November 05
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Where Passion and Skills Intersect to do Justice in the Philippines
From Canada to the Philippines, Tryphena's passion for justice and desire to grow closer to God's work drew her to move to Cebu to complete a year...
May 21
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Not Swift Enough: Survivors and Children Wait for Government, Industry to Act
In January explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift exploded across the internet. Tech platforms rightfully rushed to respond yet, industry actions...
February 08
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Trafficker Gets Four Life Sentences for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Arrested after offering to sexually abuse her 6-year-old son and a one-year-old girl for profit, a 32-year-old trafficker has been sentenced to four...
January 24
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Ruby's Story
When Ruby* was just 14 years old, her parents died, leaving her grieving and alone on their family farm in the Philippines. She thought...
October 30
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
1 in 100 Children Sexually Exploited in Livestreams, New Abuse Images and Videos in the Philippines Last Year, Driven by Foreign Demand
IJM in partnership with the Nottingham Rights Lab releases Scale of Harm study which measured the prevalence of the trafficking of children in the...
September 07
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Global Law Enforcement Collaboration Leads to Rescue of 6-year-old Girl from Online Sexual Exploitation
An international investigation resulted in the successful rescue of a 6-year-old girl from online sexual exploitation and the arrest of suspected...
August 29
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Five Traffickers Face Up to 15 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Online
Five Filipino women who sexually abused and exploited children to make money online have been sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison.
April 18
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Two Men to Spend Decades in Prison for Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
Two traffickers who sexually abused children for profit online were each sentenced to serve up to 35 years in prison.
March 27