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Sex Trafficking
Freedom Takes Time For Children Rescued from Cybersex Trafficking
Five children as young as 2 years old were rescued from online sexual exploitation three months ago. Their story of freedom is still unfolding.
November 23
Sex Trafficking
IJM Secures First Conviction for New Casework Targeting Cybersex Trafficking
12 girls just wanted to help their impoverished families. The girls were promised fake jobs. They didn’t know it would mean they would be sexually...
November 16
Sex Trafficking
Nuns Offer Different Sort of Sanctuary in Opening New Crisis Center 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...
November 12
Slavery
IJM Helps Rescue Nine Slaves Trapped in Brick Kiln for 12 Years
CHENNAI, INDIA-- Twelve years. That’s how long nine people, including three children, were held in bondage as they labored 13-14 hours a day in a...
November 09
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
IJM Helps Rescue Young Girls From Online Sex-Abuse Shows
Five girls between 9-12 years old are safe after being rescued this week from a home in a Filipino slum that had been turned into a cybersex...
November 09
Sex Trafficking
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...
November 05
Police Abuse of Power
Senior Police Officer Charged with Murder in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA – Nearly two years ago a man named Samuel* was beaten to death inside a police station by the station commander.
November 04
Human Trafficking
IJM and Police Rescue Girls from Trafficking Aboard Moving Train
MUMBAI, INDIA – Four girls as young as 10 were rescued last week from a moving train headed hundreds of miles away from their home to Mumbai.
October 14
Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Filipino Children as Young as 2 Rescued from Cybersex Trafficking
CEBU, THE PHILIPPINES – A bulky desktop computer sits unplugged on the table in a police station. It looks harmless. But it’s not. It was once used...
August 20