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Today, 1 million children are in the commercial sex industry. Trafficked aged 5 and sold to a brothel at 15, Kashi* was silenced, abused and unable to escape - until IJM and police found her. Now, she is speaking out and asking us to listen. This Christmas, will you help find and free sex trafficked women and children?
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Situation
Sex trafficking is a brutal crime where people are forced or tricked into commercial sexual exploitation for profit. Survivors, many just children, report horrific abuse, such as being violently beaten, injected with drugs, and brutalised day after day by countless men. Trafficked as a child, Kashi lost all hope, “I was abused and sold to a red-light district, shuffled around, and had my name changed. I didn’t believe I could trust anyone, everyone in my life wanted to hurt and exploit me”.
Solution
Sex trafficking thrives when perpetrators can commit the crime with little fear of being caught and when vulnerable people are not protected by law enforcement. International Justice Mission (IJM) partners with local authorities to: investigate cases of trafficking; coordinate rescue operations that free people who are trapped; help survivors heal through trauma-informed care; and ensure traffickers are arrested and held accountable. We train local authorities to tackle trafficking long-term.
