One of the most brutal brothel owners we have ever encountered in our work in India is facing ten years in prison for sex trafficking crimes in two...

KOLKATA, INDIA, February 27, 2015 Seven years ago, Nakul Bera thought he was invincible. He ran two brothels with nearly 50 young women he had...

A handwritten sign is still taped to the bar door: Gentlemen it’s time to close, it’s hotel and motel time. The message may be the last one the bar...

MUMBAI, INDIA, February 09, 2015 As IJM joined local authorities on their first rescue operation of the year, the team got a phone call that four...

January 22, 2015 Six young women trafficked from Nepal into India were set free from multiple brothels in a single night last week. IJM joined an...

PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES, January 08, 2015 Peals of laughter broke out above the Christmas music as more than 100 guest moved through the first...

PAMPANGA, THE PHILIPPINES - Two sex trafficking cases ended with convictions today in the Philippines. Both underscore a government serious about...

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...

PAMPANGA, THE PHILIPPINES, October 03, 2014In just one week, IJM helped police rescue 17 girls and young women from four different bars in the...