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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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Recent Convictions Indicate Crackdown on Impunity for Sex Traffickers
A life-changing moment took place in Kolkata just a few weeks ago: Four traffickers were convicted for crimes exactly four years after IJM helped rescue 10 young women from commercial sexual exploitation. -
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Community Joins Hands to Provide Safe Haven for Rescued Sex Trafficking Survivors
Sixteen survivors now have an opportunity to heal in a safe place –all thanks to a partnership of two groups who wanted to make a difference. -
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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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Cambodian Officials and NGOs Gather in Momentous Two-Day Workshop
Police, government social workers, and NGO staff dedicated their time to a two-day workshop hosted by IJM Cambodia earlier this month. This committed group of over 130 people spent the two days learning how to work together more efficiently, independently and effectively in their response to domestic sex trafficking crimes. -
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Australian Arrested in Philippines for Abusing School Children
Michael Refalo, a 61-year-old Australian national, is now behind bars, arrested on two charges of human trafficking by Philippine authorities. The arrest on the 13th of May, follows an extensive investigation which uncovered the abuse and exploitation of 14 girls, including 10 suspected minors, over the last three to four years. -
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Mumbai Priest Arrested in Occultist Ritual Admits to Exploiting Nearly Two Dozen Girls
He was a baba, a Hindu priest who had been sexually exploiting young girls. He claimed he had the ability to embody a djinn, a spirit, who would make money rain down on a virgins family if the spirit was sexually satisfied. -
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333 People Brought to Safety in Second Largest Operation in IJM History
More than three hundred people are waking up today in freedom. This time last week they were up before sunrise making bricks that would be sold for anothers profit. -
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A Desperate Father Escapes and a Path to Freedom Appears
When a desperate father escaped from a rice mill a few weeks ago, his first priority was to get medical help for his 2-year-old son with a heart condition. Then he shared what had been happening to his family over the past few years. -
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More Than 900 Hill Tribe People Are Now Thai Citizens—And That’s Just The Beginning
Dozens of families waited patiently outside the rural government office, eager to begin the day theyd anticipated for so long: the day they could apply for citizenship in their own country.