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Slavery
Four Boys Rescued from Slavery on a Rose Farm
Child Slaves, Beaten for Making Mistakes
Their days began at 5 a.m. While most children set out for school, these boys started watering 4,000 rose...
July 19
Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking Survivors in Mumbai Set Free from Months in Darkness
Rescue Comes Swiftly
On July 3, IJM received a call for assistance from the city police. The social service branch–a unit of the city police that...
July 17
Protecting Victims Of Human Trafficking - The TVPA And Where The Focus Should Really Be
The U.S. Congress is poised to vote on repealing a provision of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) that had provided legal protection for...
July 17
Sex Trafficking
IJM Manila: Five Traffickers Convicted for Exploiting Girls as Young as 16
Joint Operation Brings Rescue
In December 2010, IJM discovered that girls as young as 16 had been trafficked to the two-story bar and were being...
July 03
Human Trafficking
No Summer Slowdown Here: Exciting Updates From Washington, DC!
This year IJM’s Advocacy Summit/Call-In Day focused on the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act (H.R. 2283/S.1249) and a Dear Colleague Letter to...
July 02
Violence Against Women & Children
Blog: Overcoming Ordinary Terror
It's been a month since more than 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school by the militant group Boko Haram. The world has since been...
May 20
Holly's News From Washington - May 2014
In just a few weeks, 300 anti-slavery activists from 45 states will visit hundreds of Congressional offices. On the same day, hundreds of advocates...
May 19
Sexual Violence
Impunity Ends in Bolivia: Teachers Convicted for Sexually Assaulting Students Avoided Prison for Years
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA – All around the world, school is a place of learning and dreaming. It’s a place where children can reach for opportunities that...
May 09
Human Trafficking
#RecessReachOut 2014
It is summertime, and your members of Congress will soon be home for recess. This is a great opportunity for you to connect with them directly – and...
May 01