India
Slavery
Change is Happening: Officials Free 204 in a Single Day
BANGALORE, INDIA – Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing 204 children, women and men from two massive brick kilns near Bangalore....
February 18
Slavery
Interstate Operation Frees 42 from Violent Abuse at a Sugarcane Farm
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – In one of our network’s first rescue operations of the year, one of IJM’s grassroots partner organizations coordinated with...
February 11
Abha
Abha* was a curious, young child who grew up in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of Mumbai. She loved wandering the streets exploring the city.
Yet...
January 27
Sex Trafficking
IJM and Police Rescue Teen Girl from Abuse at a Luxury Apartment
KOLKATA, INDIA – On December 10 (World Human Rights Day), IJM’s team in Kolkata successfully worked with local authorities to rescue a 16-year-old...
January 13
Slavery
Finally Free: Chithra's Story
Nearly every special moment in Chithra’s life—childhood, marriage, motherhood—was spent trapped on a farm under a slave owner’s watchful eye.
She...
December 16
Slavery
Arul and Pachayamma were forced to work in a dangerous quarry
Every time Arul asked for permission to do anything for himself or his family, the owner threatened him: “You cannot go anywhere! Even if you die,...
December 15
Slavery
Eight Families in Bondage for 6 Years - Now Free
Earlier this month, IJM supported local authorities near Bangalore on an urgent rescue operation to free 29 people who were forced to chop wood for...
November 27
Sex Trafficking
Suspected Trafficker Arrested for Selling Five Victims in Her Home
Last month, IJM supported Mumbai authorities in rescuing five girls and young women from a small, cluttered apartment where they were being...
October 22
Slavery
Enslaved to Harvest Silk Thread - Now Free
Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing six adult labourers and a 4-year-old boy from years of bonded labour slavery, where they faced...
October 15