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
Children Aren't Tourist Attractions: Deisy's Story
For many months out of the year, tourists flock to her town to enjoy the warm weather, picturesque landscapes and pristine beaches.
Growing up in a...
February 05
Sex Trafficking
Seven Sex Traffickers Convicted for Exploiting 13 Minors in the Dominican Republic
On January 22, a Dominican court held trial until 10:30 at night, deliberated for an hour, and then found seven sex traffickers guilty of selling...
February 01
Sex Trafficking
Justice in Slavery Case Honors Brave Testimonies of Survivors
IJM Manila secured the first conviction in a slavery case this year. On January 9, a court in the Philippines declared two traffickers guilty for...
January 19
Land Theft
Albertina and her family were afraid.
Albertina is a frail grandma living in Northern Uganda. A decade ago, she and her family returned home from a refugee camp after a brutal civil war...
January 08
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