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11 Rescued during Raid in the Philippines
After months of planning and preparation by our rescue agents and law enforcement, 10 young women and one girl were freed when their trafficker was arrested. During the raid, which can be quite intense as officers rush in to secure the suspect, several of the adult victims showed great compassion when they surrounded and comforted the child until the suspect was secure.
It can take time for victims to realize that they’re being rescued instead of arrested. To see that process unfold through the eyes of a burn agent, read more here.
Rescue Update Archive
10 Children Rescued in Asia
10 children between the ages of 13 and 18 have been rescued in Asia. Five of the kids were trapped in a brothel when our agent found them. After posing as a customer, he waited until everyone else was asleep before escaping and bringing the children to freedom.
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All 10 survivors are being reunited with their families. To read about one survivor who refused to leave a family member still trapped in exploitation check out our blog.
34 Rescued at the Nepal Border
23 women and 11 girls were rescued at the border of Nepal from traffickers trying to sneak them out of the country.
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Most survivors decline to press charges in these situations to avoid community stigma, but this time one brave family chose to prosecute the trafficker! Hopefully this will embolden others to help us not only rescue survivors, but hold traffickers accountable as well.
To learn more about how we’ve made it more difficult for traffickers to escape, check out our blog.
Seven girls rescued from exploitation in Cambodia
These seven girls, aged 14-19, were all rescued from sexual exploitation earlier this year. Each has joined our Community Care Program, where she'll become equipped to live a life of freedom.
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Some of these girls were the very first to enter Community Care this year! We hope this will just be the beginning of a year of rescue that rivals 2022.
12 Nepali Women Rescued from Airport
12 Nepali women were rescued in the nick of time.
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The women, all between 20 and 45 years old, had all been deceived by the same lie: good jobs were waiting for them out of the country. To avoid detection and travel fees, the victims were transported separately to a neighboring country’s airport. When our agents discovered the plot, we acted quickly alongside police to rescue the women before they could be trafficked out of Nepal.
The primary trafficker, a woman cloaked behind fake IDs, escaped for the time being, but her accomplices were identified.
If reports from other survivors are any indication, these women would have faced up to 20-hour days of hard, unpaid manual labor and sexual abuse. Read more about how traffickers deceive their Nepali victims here.
