INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION’s (IJM) anti-trafficking casework rescues victims of forced prostitution in India and Southeast Asia.

The agency gathers and documents undercover evidence of trafficking and sexual exploitation, then works with local authorities to rescue victims from forced prostitution, and places them in aftercare homes to meet their vital needs. IJM lawyers work to secure the conviction and sentencing of traffickers and other perpetrators in an effort to deter future crimes. By freeing victims and prosecuting their perpetrators, IJM operations increase the risk and decrease the profitability of trafficking.

The agency works to combat sex trafficking in India, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines. In the 12 years since the organization’s founding, IJM investigations have resulted in freedom for hundreds of girls and women held by force in the commercial sex trade.

Rescued sex slaves can recover their childhood
with counseling and friendship.