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Sex Trafficking
IJM’s First Conviction in the Dominican Republic
Today, a criminal was found guilty and sentenced in the Dominican Republic for the commercial sexual exploitation of a teenage girl. The ruling is...
August 12
Slavery
Dozens Rescued From Slavery on Worm-Harvesting Farm
By Sanjay Sojwal, IJM Director of Field Communications, who is in India on assignment.
July 17
Sexual Violence
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 city’s streets. In Thailand, he faces...
July 16
Sex Trafficking
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...
July 10
Sexual Violence
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...
June 27
Slavery
Today is Juneteenth: Keep Up the Fight to End Modern-Day Slavery!
Originally posted in 2015, updated in 2021.
June 19th is Juneteenth - the oldest-known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United...
June 19
Sexual Violence
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...
June 11
Sex Trafficking
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...
June 05
Sexual Violence
Trafficking Ring Run by Thai Monks Crumbles with Leader Behind Bars
A Thai monk known as “Pra Chai” is behind bars for trafficking and exploiting teenage boys. Pra Chai is the sixth Buddhist monk to be convicted for...
June 02