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26 rescued in Nepal
25 women and children were rescued at the border and one 12-year-old boy was rescued from labor exploitation.
Among those rescued was a 17-year-old girl. She met her trafficker one month ago on Facebook and soon found herself falling for the charming young man. He convinced her to sneak away and cross the border so they could get married. Our agents rescued her and reunited her with her mother who expressed her gratefulness to our staff.
Our agents assisted police in the rescue of a 12-year-old boy being forced to work in a hotel after a man lured him out of the country. He and his family expressed their desire for the boy to continue his education so our staff coordinated his placement in a shelter that will provide him with access to schooling.
Rescue Update Archive
7 girls rescued in East Africa
In August, reports came in of a group of seven young girls walking on foot toward a major city in East Africa. With our support, a government counter-trafficking officer brought the vulnerable girls to district headquarters, where our team helped conduct interviews. The girls are receiving counseling, food and basic necessities in an emergency shelter while our team helps determine next steps. Investigations are ongoing to identify the traffickers and their network.
26 children free in Zimbabwe
26 girls and three young women no longer have to sell their bodies to feed themselves
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All of these girls and young women were forced to trade their bodies in exchange for mere survival. Now, they’re getting the chance to see that they’re worth so much more than what cruel men paid for them. After they enroll in our care and enter a Freedom Plan, loving caseworkers will help the survivors navigate the trauma they’ve endured before equipping them with vocational training or their guardians with small businesses so they can become financially independent.
13 Rescued from Human Trafficking
Two children were among 13 rescued from a bar in Thailand after local residents reported suspicious activity.
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Their report prompted our team to investigate and eventually raid the establishment alongside law enforcement. In addition to freeing the survivors—some of whom were foreign nationals—one suspect was arrested.
A tip from a Canadian man led to the rescue of eight victims of trafficking
When a Canadian man was offered a live-streamed sex show with an 11-year-old through a dating site, he took the information to the authorities. That action led to freedom for five children and three young adults in the Philippines.
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Our agents aided authorities in arresting the trafficker and rescuing those he exploited online. Because one man had the courage to act, those victims are now survivors. Don’t be afraid to act on your suspicions and report to local authorities; your choice could mean everything for a suffering child.
14 rescued from a trafficker in the Philippines
Four children were among those freed during the raid
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Our agents worked alongside law enforcement to take down a human trafficker who’d been advertising victims online for sexual exploitation. Beyond the children, four young men were rescued during the operation, a trend we’ve been seeing more of recently. The trafficker was arrested, and all of the survivors are now recovering in a government facility to help them start their new lives in freedom.
