Through partnerships with like-minded, anti-human trafficking organizations, Justice Ventures International (JVI) has brought thousands out of slavery and into freedom. This partnership model has proven, time and again, to be an effective and efficient strategy in confronting modern-day slavery. In October 2021,
On October 29, 2021, Justice Ventures International (JVI), its local partners, and government authorities conducted a sex trafficking intervention in rural Bihar where 16 victims (11 minors and 5 adults) were rescued from commercial sexual exploitation. The traffickers were caught off guard
There are more slaves in the world now than throughout all of history, and those numbers are only growing. Many people associate modern-day slavery with sex trafficking, but in reality, 68 percent of enslaved persons are trapped in forced labor of some
During a district Child Welfare Committee (CWC) meeting in West Bengal in July 2021, members discussed an anonymous tip regarding trafficked minors exploited in the Cooch Behar area. Among the members was the CWC Chairperson of Murshidabad, who recalled a JVI survivor
On August 4th 2021, JVI and one of its partners assisted the District Magistrate (DM), Commissioner of Police (CP), Child Welfare Committee (CWC), West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and the Special Task Force in conducting a sex trafficking
Soon after the USA celebrated its independence on July 4th, Anu*, a sixteen-year-old girl, celebrated hers as she was freed from a brothel in West Bengal, India. Anu had been held captive for nearly six months while she was sexually exploited. Following
As India continues to bring the spread of the COVID-19 virus under control, marginalized populations in various parts of the country continue living hand to mouth. The pandemic has not only led to an increase in child abuse cases, but also has
JVI takes great inspiration from Amos 5:24 – “Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness, like a never-ending stream.” Our desire is to see this river of justice flow powerfully through both a deep and wide strategy in the fight against
In an ongoing effort to rescue victims trapped in commercial sexual exploitation, Justice Ventures International (JVI) and one of its local partners working closely with a Nepali government Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) successfully rescued four females (two minors, two adults) from a brothel
Human trafficking in Nepal takes place in the form of commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude. Approximately 15,000 to 20,000 persons are trafficked in Nepal every year. It is estimated over 50 women and girls are trafficked each day into India from
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