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22 People Rescued from Exploitation in the Dominican Republic
Sixteen cases brought to us by local law enforcement led to freedom for 21 children and one adult in the Dominican Republic earlier this year.
Rescue Update Archive
9 Rescued from Sex Trafficking in Asia
Nine survivors are no longer being exploited after bravely accepting our offer of freedom.
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Two of the survivors, both 18, chose to join their 17-year-old friend when we offered to usher her out of exploitation in a bar. All the survivors have been enrolled in Freedom Plans.
Four entered Residential Care, where they stay in our homes and five entered Community Care, where they stay with family or guardians while both groups attend our programming. For a better understanding of how Freedom Plans work, learn more here.
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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Agents worked undercover to gather intel for the police and offer the girls freedom. All five survivors were returned home to their families.
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.
Our team of expert investigators collaborated with local law enforcement throughout the beginning of this year to rescue these individuals. On top of bringing freedom to the victims, these cases also led to the arrest of 14 offenders. Thanks to our team’s collaboration with police, these traffickers and abusers will face the consequences of their cruelty.