Nine victims of slavery were rescued in Ghana! Two of the adult victims had been enslaved for twenty years, estimating that they were brought to work on the lake at ages three and five. The youngest victim had arrived less than a year ago and is currently five years old.
In the coming weeks, the U.S. State Department will release the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Stay tuned for a chance to advocate to Congress when the report is released – and click below to see what your advocacy made possible last year!
Back in July 2010, IJM supported local law enforcement in a rescue operation at a rock quarry and brought 34 children, women and men to safety. A case was lodged against the abusive father and son who ran the quarry. Against an extremely powerful and experienced local attorney—who frequently bombarded the survivors with questions to intimidate them—survivors spoke the truth without fear, and the judge passed a verdict in their favor.
International Justice Mission welcomes the passage of the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022 (S. 4171) by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bill reauthorizes essential U.S. anti-trafficking programs and policy, which lapsed in September 2021.
With no evidence, the police in Kenya arrested and charged Jacinta with the offense of robbery with violence and an alternate charge of handling stolen goods. The charge carries the death penalty in Kenya. Almost seven years after Jacinta was falsely accused, the court acquitted Jacinta of all charges.
IJM’s implementing partner, Salvadoran Association for Rural Health (ASAPROSAR), achieves its first conviction in El Salvador. The case was surrounding Nancy* and Liseth* who were sexually assaulted by their stepfather. Nancy and Liseth’s mother, despite the cultural norms of their community, connected with ASAPROSAR to file a formal complaint and begin the hard journey of seeking justice.
Bernardo Sandoval, shares that “It became clear that Salesforce could be used to scale out and standardize operations across investigations teams, prosecutors, attorneys, aftercare, Measurement and Evaluation.” All the data gathered becomes evidence of the widespread problem of slavery and demonstrates that IJM’s model for prevention and restoration is scalable.
