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23 girls and young women stepping into freedom in the Philippines
Efforts in collaboration with law enforcement rescued 23 survivors of sex trafficking, including four minors, and facilitated the arrest of three alleged perpetrators.
After we received a tip that girls and young women were being sold for sex by a pimp in a southern region of the Philippines, agents began collaboration with local law enforcement – our first mission ever in this region.
The operation was the result of months of hard work and case building. We worked alongside police to provide undercover surveillance, intelligence gathering and on-scene support during the raid.
Our social worker collaborated with the Filipino Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) team and assisted in the support of survivors immediately after rescue.
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Four rescued at the Nepal border
Border agents intercepted the girls and young women, ages 17 to 22, as traffickers attempted to lure them out of the country.
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Two of the survivors were cousins; their trafficker had promised them well-paying jobs in a neighboring country.
One survivor was being trafficked by another girl she met playing an online game.
All were reunited with their families and taught about the dangers of human trafficking.
Pilot Project in Africa offers 13 children freedom
All 13 of the children, ages 10 to 17, were rescued from sexual exploitation and abuse.
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The survivors have joined our community care program. Children without safe family members to care for them will be placed into the care of vetted foster families in the area.
Among those rescued was a 16-year-old boy.
Our new projects start in a pilot phase, allowing us to take the first steps of rescue, learn more about the dynamics of sexual exploitation in the region and adapt our programs to the specific needs of survivors. This rescue was part of one such Pilot Project.
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6 cases closed in the Dominican Republic
The survivors' ages ranged from seven to 15 and all six alleged perpetrators were arrested.
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Our agents assisted with survivor interviews, as well as surveillance, to aid in the arrest of the perpetrators.
Learn more about the work of our rescue team in the Dominican Republic.
43 rescued at the Nepal Border
43 people, including a 12-year-old girl, were rescued from human trafficking.
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A 12-year-old girl was being lured out of the country by a young man she met at the grocery store a few weeks prior. He had gotten her number and falsely promised her a shopping trip over the border, instructing her to lie if questioned at the border.
