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Four young children rescued from online exploitation in the Philippines
A recent raid led to the rescue of two boys and two girls, all under 13 years old. The youngest girl was only 5 years old.
Three suspects were arrested for exploiting these vulnerable children online. The online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is a growing problem. Read more here.
Rescue Update Archive
5 Kids Rescued in Southeast Asia
Five girls between the ages of 14 and 16 were rescued in collaboration with law enforcement.
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3 Rescued from Labor Trafficking in Asia
Three young men are now free from harsh forced labor.
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Three young men were victims of a growing international trend in labor trafficking: they were forced to work in abysmal conditions in call centers, before our agents found and rescued them. Each has been safely returned to his home country.
Learn more about this dark and growing form of labor trafficking.
9 Children Rescued in Kenya
Nine children no longer face sex trafficking and exploitation in Kenya.
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The rescued children include eight girls between 14 and 17 years old and one 12-year-old boy. The kids, all enrolled in Freedom Plans, are working with our compassionate team to forge new, stable lives free of exploitation. To hear from a survivor in Kenya, click here.
6 Former Victims Begin New Lives
Five children and one 18-year-old were rescued from sex trafficking in Cambodia.
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The youngest victim was 15 years old. All the survivors have begun their new lives by enrolling in Freedom Plans.
18 Children Rescued in Zimbabwe
Eighteen girls are free from sexual exploitation after bravely accepting our offer of freedom.
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Most of the kids, one of which was just 12 years old, were forced to sell their bodies just to survive. But now that they’re all enrolled in Freedom Plans to set them up for successful, safe futures, they no longer have to wonder where they’ll get their next meal. Find out how our work in Zimbabwe is changing lives here.
Agents worked undercover to gather intel for the police and offer the girls freedom. All five survivors were returned home to their families.