India
Slavery
Three Brothers Freed from Slavery over Father’s Debt
After 13 years of hard labour in a brick kiln, three brothers are now free from debt bondage and modern slavery after a rescue operation led by south...
February 28
Sex Trafficking
High Schoolers Rescued from Private Sex Trafficking Network in Kolkata
On Monday morning, 16-year-old Mona* agreed to skip school again at her mother’s request. As she had done many times before, she followed her mother...
February 28
Slavery
Two Young Families Rescued from Modern Slavery at a Rice Mill
Two young families are now free from modern slavery at a south Indian rice mill, thanks to a rescue operation led by government officials and IJM...
January 28
Slavery
Scared and Scarred: 11 Rescued from Fried Snack Factory
Over the weekend, IJM supported local officials and NGO partners in rescuing two men and nine teen boys from bonded labour slavery at an urban...
January 21
Slavery
12,000 Survivors Write to Indian PM on New Anti-Trafficking Bill
Meera looked tiny behind the large wooden podium—bundled in her pink sweater and scarf, unrehearsed, and using a microphone for one of the first...
January 21
Slavery
Nine Months Pregnant. One Shot at Freedom.
The birth of a child should always be a beautiful moment, but for women around the world living in modern-day slavery, pregnancy can be a time of...
January 07
Slavery
Urgent Rescue: 52 Locked in Shed, Abused - Now Free
IJM supported local authorities in an urgent rescue operation this week in southern India, freeing 52 enslaved women, men and children from...
December 24
Sex Trafficking
Criminal Network that Sold Hundreds of Girls Begins to Topple
Mumbai police and the IJM team have secured a much-awaited breakthrough in the fight against sex trafficking this fall. After more than a year of...
December 06
Slavery
Six Rescued Children Now Dream of Home
An urgent rescue operation on Thursday brought 11 people to freedom in southern India, including six children and one baby who had grown up in...
December 06