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Sex Trafficking
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Kolkata Police and IJM Stop a Powerful Trafficking Kingpin
Last week, IJM helped Kolkata’s anti-trafficking police rescue two sex trafficking victims and arrest five criminals, including a notorious trafficker named Archana* we have been pursuing for years. -
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Two Men Convicted in Cross-Border Sex Trafficking Case
Five years after their rescue, two teen girls from Bangladesh can rest easier knowing the law is on their side. -
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Dominican Government Launches a New Action Plan to End Sex Trafficking
On May 10, 2018, the Dominican Republic Ministry for External Relations (MIREX) and International Justice Mission (IJM) celebrated the collaborative launch of the National Plan of Action against Human Trafficking and the Smuggling of Migrants 2017-2020. -
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Children Aren't Tourist Attractions
Deisy* is a teenager who lives in a beautiful community in the Dominican Republic. -
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8 Days. 8 Operations. 88 Rescued.
A wave of operations against labour and sex trafficking in South Asia. -
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IJM Celebrates Progress in Cambodia
This year marks thirteen years since IJM’s first operation in Cambodia—a country where sex tourists could once purchase young girls for sexual exploitation without fearing any consequences. -
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New Year Begins with Massive Rescues
Three generations. That’s how long these families pictured said they have been trapped in a cycle of forced labour slavery in India. -
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IJM Mumbai Trains More than 10K Officials in 2015
IJM Mumbai staff are celebrating a major milestone this December with the completion of trainings for more than 10,000 police officers, social workers and prosecutors throughout 2015. -
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Maximum Sentencing Sends Strong Message To Traffickers to Stop Abuse in DR
Two Dominican men are behind bars where they will spend the next 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a young teen, receiving the maximum sentence allowable under Dominican law. -
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Bar in Cebu is Shut Down after Employees Convicted for Trafficking
CEBU, PHILIPPINES – A heavy chain today locks the doors of the Red Lips bikini bar in Cebu, Philippines. -
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Nuns Offer Different Sort of Sanctuary in Opening New Crisis Centre in Manila
Survivors were often taken to a random government building or back to the police station—not an ideal setting to open up and share difficult details of abuse. -
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Increase in Convictions in the Philippines Keep Children Safe, Traffickers Off the Streets
More than 35 survivors of trafficking will now be able to breathe a little easier. Last week, six traffickers were convicted for human trafficking crimes in the Philippines.