Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficker Convicted for Sexually Exploiting Two Minors in the Dominican Republic
After 20 months of trial, a Dominican court found a woman guilty of trafficking and sexually exploiting two teenagers and sentenced her to 15 years.
August 18
Labor Trafficking
State Agency Keeps Officials Accountable, Triggering Three Rescues in One Month
The fate of families in bonded labor used to rest solely with the decisions of their local government. But today, victims waiting for relief can also...
August 18
Labor Trafficking
Far from Slavery, Gowri Is Now a Joyful Grandmother and Bold Survivor Leader
Gowri endured nearly a decade of enslavement, but since her rescue in 2010 we've been walking with her and are now working together to end forced...
August 16
Labor Trafficking
6 Years After Rescue, Survivors of IJM’s Largest Rescue Are Thriving
Six years after IJM's largest operation that resulted in the rescue of 564 people, we followed up with a few of the survivors. Their inspiring...
August 15
Labor Trafficking
Once a Child Laborer, Kumar Is Now Building Protection in His Country
Twenty years ago, you would’ve found Kumar, then just a little boy, with raw hands and a body racked with pain as he was forced to work seven days a...
July 28
Human Trafficking
IJM Welcomes the Passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022
International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomes the passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act...
July 27
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