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More Boats, More Rescues: IJM Ghana Project Inspires Ghanian Government To Commission Four New Boats
Thousands of children are trafficked for dangerous work on Ghana’s Lake Volta. In November 2025, the government—supported by IJM—commissioned four new patrol boats to fight child exploitation. This expansion marks major progress toward stronger enforcement, more rescues, and safer childhoods. -
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Critical Investigative Training Workshop to Combat Online Child Exploitation Hosted in Côte d’Ivoire by Meta, IJM, NCMEC and Other Partners
IJM and its global partners are conducting an investigative training workshop in Abidjan as part of Project Boost, an initiative to strengthen law enforcement responses to reports of suspected online child exploitation. -
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International Justice Mission Partners with NCMEC, Law Enforcement and Tech to Protect Children Online through Training in Côte d’Ivoire
IJM and partners are collaboratively delivering law enforcement training in Côte d’Ivoire that will support police in identifying offenders and protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation online. -
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“I Am Free and I Will Go to School”, Eight-year-old Rescued in Ghana
Two boys were rescued out of slavery last week by the Ghana Anti-Human Trafficking police with support from International Justice Mission. The children, who had spent years out of school working as slave labour on fishing boats, are estimated to be eight and 13 years old. The eight-year-old boy had already been working for three years for one slave master, before being returned to his family and re-trafficked out to the current master. At first after being rescued, he was confused and overwhelmed, but a government social worker was able to quickly console him and help him to feel safe and free to share about his experience. Just the week before, the government social worker had attended an IJM training on supporting human trafficking survivors in a child-sensitive way. -
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Three Convictions for Domestic Violence in Uganda
The first conviction was in the case of a woman who was beaten by her former husband. He consistently pled not guilty, until he realized there were witnesses willing to testify against him in court. After he changed his plea to guilty, he was sentenced to serve 100 hours of community service and required to pay compensation to the victim. If he fails to comply, he will receive six months in prison. -
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Trafficked Children Found Hidden Under Bed During Rescue in Ghana
The Ghana Police Service and Ghana Department of Social Welfare with assistance from International Justice Mission rescued six trafficked children between the ages of 6-12 from the Volta Lake fishing industry. -
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Senior Police Officer Convicted of Murder for the First Time in Kenyan History
A senior police officer was convicted today after he was found guilty of murder in a high-profile case of police abuse in Kenya. Formerly the Officer in Charge of Ruaraka police station in Nairobi, Nahashon Mutua was charged with killing Martin Koome on the night of December 19, 2013. -
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Six Children Free in Two Simultaneous Rescues in Ghana
This week, police and IJM rescued five children and arrested two suspected traffickers in an operation in Ghana. The youngest child, a 6-year-old girl, told social workers that she is excited that she doesn’t have to work on the lake any more, and she wants to see her mother. -
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12 Convictions for Sexual Violence Against Children in Uganda
Last week, IJM Uganda achieved a conviction in a case of sexual violence against a child that they had been told would be "hopeless" to win. -
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31 Free After Largest IJM Ghana Rescue to Date
Anita Budu, Director of Aftercare for IJM Ghana, anxiously watched from the deck of a boat as the horizon began to pale with the light of sunrise. Much more time and her team might be noticed by the fishermen in the area. Might miss the opportunity they had so carefully planned for: to rescue children who had been forced to work as slaves on fishing boats on this massive lake.