International Justice Mission

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  Dozens Rescued From Slavery on Worm-Harvesting Farm

  By Sanjay Sojwal, IJM Director of Field Communications, who is in India on assignment.

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  American Faces Charges in Thailand for Exploiting Street Children

  An American man is behind bars and facing charges for exploiting and abusing young teenage boys living on the citys streets. In Thailand, he faces trafficking and sexual assault charges, and he may face additional charges abroad.

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  Young Women Rescued From ‘VIP’ Rooms at Seemingly Innocuous Bar

  Four young women who were once exploited in VIP rooms in a seedy bar in the Philippines are now free. This past month, the local anti-trafficking police arrested three suspects, and rescued the young women, including one minor.

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  IJM Bolivia Cases Progress at ‘Rapid Pace’ Following New Law

  Thanks to a new law, IJM Bolivia has seen miraculous developments in the past eight months, according to Greg Tarrant, IJM Bolivia field office director. The Law to Decongest and Effectivise Criminal Procedures stole the media spotlight when passed at the end of October 2014, but only time could be the judge of its effectiveness.

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  Award-Winning Film Shines the Spotlight on an IJM Guatemala Case

  The 24-minute film Aullido or Howl, recently won Best Short Film at the 2015 Justice Film Festival in Chicago, a festival featuring stories of the vulnerable and oppressed. The organization behind the film, CIY, partnered with IJM to tell the courageous story of 15-year-old Vincente who boldly decided to stand up against injustice.