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Sex trafficking
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Courts Tell Survivor Nasima: You Matter
KOLKATA, INDIA – Four years after being kidnapped and trafficked for sex, Nasima* has reclaimed her life and is moving forward—thanks in part to the proactivity and generosity of her public justice system. -
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A Mother’s Desperate Plea Mobilises Police to Free 13-year old Daughter and Three Other Minors
After filing a complaint and persistently reaching out to local authorities, a mothers desperate plea for help was heard. On 2nd February, a Dominican prosecutor and the national anti-trafficking unit (ATD), with International Justice Missions assistance, led a rescue operation to bring her 13-year old daughter to safety. -
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School Girls Rescued from Private Sex Trafficking Network in Kolkata
On Monday morning, 16-year-old Mona* agreed to skip school again at her mothers request. As she had done many times before, she followed her mother to a flat in south Kolkata and was ready to work to support her family—which meant being forced to sell sex to private customers. -
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Criminal Network that Sold Hundreds of Girls Begins to Topple
Mumbai police and the IJM team have secured a much-awaited breakthrough in the fight against sex trafficking this autumn. -
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Six Women Rescued From Sexual Exploitation
After six months of investigations, IJM supported a rescue operation led by the Dominican Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) that brought freedom to five girls (ages 14 -17) and a young woman from a bar just outside of Santo Domingo. -
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Six Freed from Mumbai Brothel amid a Busy Festival Season
On Saturday, IJM staff supported senior anti-human trafficking police on a rescue operation to free six girls and young women from exploitation in a notorious red-light district. -
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Kolkata Police and IJM Stop a Powerful Trafficking Kingpin
Last week, IJM helped Kolkatas 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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New Year Begins with Massive Rescues
Three generations. Thats how long these families pictured said they have been trapped in a cycle of forced labour slavery in India.