Slavery
Five Families Rescued from Years of Bonded Labor Slavery
Thanks to the quick work of local government officials and an IJM team, 18 children, women and men are now free from bonded labor slavery at an...
May 12
Sex Trafficking
Three Bangladeshi Women Rescued in Kolkata Red-Light District
This week, police in Kolkata enlisted IJM’s help in rescuing three young women trafficked from Bangladesh and forced into prostitution in one of the...
May 12
Sex Trafficking
More Than Survivors: Thriving After Trafficking
On May 7, 21 young women travelled across West Bengal to gather in a gated garden along a busy Kolkata road. Some traversed more than two hours by...
May 11
Police Abuse of Power
IJM Kenya Marks First-Ever Conviction in Police Abuse of Power
On April 28, 2016, over six years after the initial crime, a police officer was found guilty of manslaughter for violently killing an innocent...
May 03
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
The Youngest Survivor We’ve Ever Met is Now Safe from Cybersex Trafficking
In a heartbreaking rescue operation that led IJM to the youngest victim we have ever encountered, four girls and one boy were rescued from cybersex...
April 28
Sex Trafficking
Updated: The Rescued Becomes The Rescuer
Last month, IJM Mumbai helped police rescue Zeenat* from a dark brothel with barred windows. Six cots filled the cramped room where girls were...
April 20
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