Sex Trafficking
Sex Trafficking
IJM’s First Cases In the Dominican Republic Result in Two Arrests & Justice for 14-Year-Old Girl
For a young teen named Clarisa* and her family, the fact that two men are in prison facing sex trafficking charges brings a sense of safety that...
October 24
Sex Trafficking
IJM Pampanga and Police Work Around the Clock to Rescue 17 Young Women
PAMPANGA, THE PHILIPPINES, October 03, 2014In just one week, IJM helped police rescue 17 girls and young women from four different bars in the...
October 03
Sex Trafficking
Rescue in Mumbai: Police and IJM Discover a Brothel’s Secret Hiding Spot
MUMBAI, INDIA, September 26, 2014
Getting inside the brothel was the first challenge: A manager sits outside a locked gate and screens customers....
September 26
Sex Trafficking
Survivors Get Justice in IJM’s Fastest Sex Trafficking Case in the Philippines
This month, three young women in the Philippines were honored through a local court's ruling: The man and woman who had trafficked them were...
August 20
Sex Trafficking
IJM Cebu: Trafficking Survivor Returns to her Hometown to Help Rebuild After Typhoon
Two years ago, Angelita* was rescued from a karaoke bar where she had been trafficked and sold for sex at just 14 years old.
Angelita has experienced...
April 10
Sex Trafficking
IJM’s First Conviction Against Traffickers in Pampanga
PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES – Two traffickers arrested earlier this year have been convicted for selling girls on the streets of a city notorious for sex...
November 25
Sex Trafficking
IJM Kolkata: Landmark Convictions Against Five Notorious Traffickers
Mar. 15, 2013
In the trial against Nakul Bera, survivors shared how they had been tortured and trapped in the brothel, pictured here. Police locked...
March 15