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Labor Trafficking
First Operation of 2021 Frees 41, Including 13 Children
In IJM’s first global rescue operation of the year, our team in India supported local authorities to free 41 people from bondage at a railway...
January 12
Violence Against Women & Children
Dominican Republic President Approves Bill to End Child Marriage
January 6, 2021 was a historic day in the Dominican Republic’s fight to protect children from violence. President Luis Abinader approved a bill that...
January 08
Violence Against Women & Children
Dominican Republic: Congress Modifies Law to End Child Marriage
On December 30, 2020, the Dominican Republic Senate approved changes proposed by the House of Representatives to modify the Civil Code and eliminate...
January 05
Labor Trafficking
Local Politician Arrested on Charges of Trafficking Five Men Into Thai Fishing Industry
NAKORN SI THAMMARAT, THAILAND - Seven suspects, including a local government official, were arrested this week on accusations of trafficking and...
December 17
Slavery
Rescue in Ghana Leads to Freedom for 12-Year-Old Boy
GHANA – On November 12, police and IJM conducted an operation that resulted in the rescue of one 12-year-old boy from suspected slavery in the...
November 25
Domestic Violence
Nov. 25, 2020: International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, WASHINGTON, D.C. — On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, the COVID-19 pandemic...
November 24
Sex Trafficking
Dominican Republic Government Takes a Stand Against Child Marriage
On World Children's Day, IJM applauds the critical steps that the Dominican President and House of Representatives have taken this week to protect...
November 20
Labor Trafficking
Boy Rescued and Returned Home After Three Years in Bonded Labor
Over the weekend, IJM supported local officials and our casework partners to rescue a small 13-year-old boy who had been trapped in bonded labor...
November 11
Slavery
U.S. Department of State, the Government of Romania and International Justice Mission Launch Trafficking in Persons Project in Romania
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 2020, ROMANIA — International Justice Mission (IJM), a leading global organization combatting human trafficking, violence against...
November 11