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Sexual Violence
IJM Lawyers Secure a 70-year Sentence for a Serial Rapist in Guatemala
On August 30th, a Guatemalan judge declared a 23-year-old serial rapist guilty and gave him a sentence of 70 years in prison for raping a minor and...
September 17

Slavery
Two Arrested for Trafficking Burmese Family, Including Five Children, into Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND—Two suspected traffickers, who are accused of recruiting and exploiting a Burmese family of 12, are now in jail.
September 12

Sex Trafficking
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...
August 29

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Court Delivers Speedy Justice, Defending Five Children Who Are Now Free
ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES — Just 37 days after their arrest, two Filipino traffickers pled guilty to attempted trafficking and child abuse in a...
August 15

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Year-Long Investigation Leads to Rescue, and Children Are Now Safe
A year of diligent investigations resulted in this week’s rescue of four victims: two young women, a teenage boy and a 12-year-old girl.
August 13

Slavery
Anti-Trafficking Police Rescue Children in Ghana
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) and local police rescued two boys forced to fish on Lake Volta last month, with support from IJM. Heavy rain...
August 09

Sex Trafficking
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.
August 02

Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM, Police Travel to Bring Rescue to Three Children
In back-to-back operations, police caught two women who offered to sexually abuse children and livestream the abuse to customers abroad paying to...
August 01

Slavery
Six Families Trapped in a Chicken Farm are Finally Freed
“Wherever you go, I’ll come there and bring you back.”
July 19