South Asia

MUMBAI, INDIA - This week, IJM Mumbai assisted local police to rescue two girls who had been trafficked and sold for sex.

MUMBAI, INDIA - In back-to-back rescue operations last week, IJM helped local police to rescue several girls from their suspected traffickers.

MUMBAI, INDIA - Last week, IJM Mumbai assisted local police to rescue a woman who had been trafficked to a brothel, routinely beaten and exploited by customers who paid to rape her.

MUMBAI, INDIA - On Monday 22^nd November 2011, the Sessions Court for Greater Mumbai issued three strong convictions in two separate cases of commercial sexual exploitation.

Learning to Dream Again

CHENNAI, INDIA - Three years ago, Kutty was a slave. Today, he is an elected government official, empowered to lead his community.

CHENNAI, INDIA - Today three rice mill owners who ran their businesses using slave labour were convicted of criminal charges.

KOLKATA, INDIA - Yesterday, IJM assisted police to find a young Nepali woman in a major red-light district. The team brought her out of the brothel where she had been exploited for sex.

MUMBAI, INDIA - Last week, in response to proof gathered by IJM, Mumbai police acted quickly to rescue several young women who were trapped in a brothel.

CHENNAI, INDIA - Late last week, government officials rescued families from neighbouring rice mills, where they had been forced to work as slaves for over a decade.