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29 People, Including 13 Kids, Rescued in Nepal
During a single week last month (August), border agents rescued 29 people from traffickers trying to lure them out of the country.
Human traffickers lie to their Nepali targets, falsely promising love, a day in the city or a better job. They specifically target individuals who are financially desperate, emotionally vulnerable or just innocently naïve. The 13 children who traffickers targeted were 10–17 years old.
Rescue Update Archive
6 Former Victims Begin New Lives
Five children and one 18-year-old were rescued from sex trafficking in Cambodia.
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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.
23 Children Rescued from Sex Trafficking
Twenty-three girls in South Asia are now free from sexual exploitation.
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All the girls were between 14 and 17 years old and have taken their first steps in their new lives by enrolling in Freedom Plans to guide their futures. More on those plans here.
4 Children Rescued From Forced Labor Exploitation
Four girls have been rescued from labor trafficking in Cambodia.
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The four girls were between 9 and 12 years old. The kids were subjected to long hours, working in harsh conditions in a brick factory until our undercover agents discovered them. Now, they are enrolled in Freedom Plans to move forward in life and begin recovering from the trauma they endured.
39 People Rescued Throughout Asia
Thirty-nine people were rescued from various types of trafficking across Asia.
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Our agents have been busy! In one nation, nine men and women were rescued from international labor trafficking. In Thailand, we worked with law enforcement to rescue eight women and children from sex exploitation. And in Nepal, another 27 people, two-thirds of them children, were rescued by our stalwart border agents. Join us in celebrating their freedom!
The youngest victim was 15 years old. All the survivors have begun their new lives by enrolling in Freedom Plans.