Kim thought nothing was wrong. But that was about to change.
This is the story of a brave girl named Kim* who grew up in the Philippines.
Much of her childhood was spent in poverty, and when she thinks of her...
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
Land Theft
IJM Uganda: Justice Starts with…Paperwork?
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Faces obscured with dust masks streamed back and forth between a Ugandan courthouse and the large white tent dominating its yard....
October 24
Sexual Violence Against Children
IJM Bolivia Celebrates A Big Milestone: Rocío’s Kindergarten Graduation
May. 9, 2013
EL ALTO, BOLIVIA – When 5-year-old Rocío* scanned the crowd gathered for her kindergarten graduation, she saw several members of the...
May 09
Slavery
India: IJM, Partners Rescue More Than 30 From Life Of Slavery, Squalor
May 08
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
Slavery
More than 500 Free from Slavery in IJM’s Largest Operation Ever
CHENNAI – Today, 512 children, women and men are living in freedom after being rescued from a brick kiln in IJM's largest anti-slavery operation...
June 24
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