FREEDOM FIRM USA

It is Freedom Firm's ultimate goal to eliminate the practice of sex trafficking and child prostitution in India. Since our foundation Freedom Firm has worked to Rescue over 750 young girls enslaved in the commercial sex trade.
The goals for the year 2022 include:
Continued identification and rescue of minors from exploitation in regions throughout India
Legal criminal filing on each new rescue, continued follow up on well over 200 active legal cases
Aftercare services (immediate and ongoing) for over 200 girls

Freedom Firm is a non-profit organization dedicated to the liberation of children enslaved in commercial sexual exploitation, their effective rehabilitation, and to seek justice against those who have profited from their misery.

Rescue: Freedom Firm’s three pronged solution to the problem of child sex trafficking starts at rescue by removing girls from the control of traffickers. The investigations team goes undercover in red-light areas, identifying victims, documenting their presence with hidden cameras, and taking the information to the police. They initiate and lead the police on raiding the brothel and freeing the girls. After the raid, they work to file the criminal charges against the perpetrators, so that they can be prosecuted in courts.

Justice: The second part of the solution works to prosecute traffickers and brothel keepers. The legal team assists public prosecutors at each stage of the criminal trial. They oppose bail, initiate brothel closures, and file petitions to the high courts and the child welfare committee. They support the rescued girls in testifying against their abusers, helping bring them to justice. These cases and convictions and the hundreds of legal steps in between are powerful deterrents against trafficking minors.

Restoration: The third prong is the restoration program. This includes immediate support during and after rescue, medical support, home evaluation, counselling and life skills courses. The restoration team has developed a curriculum that fits the girls’ culture and realistic possibilities for her future. Freedom Firm social workers continue to follow up with girls long after rescue and work to bridge gaps for them to have successful reintegration into society.

Freedom Firm is small but well distributed in offices throughout India. Our staff primarily consists of Indian nationals who know the culture and are able to identify and care for rescued girls effectively. Additionally, they are familiar with the Indian judicial system and are able to assist on cases that go to trial. Our mobile operations allow us to look for minors trapped in the commercial sex trade in cities where other larger organizations may not be able to travel. Freedom Firm benefits from the learnings, experience, connections and perseverance developed through combatting sexual exploitation of Indian minors since 2006. Finally, the combined approach of rescue, restoration, and justice is effective in both stopping current crimes and also reducing and eventually eliminating future crimes.

Since our founding Freedom Firm has:
Rescued over 750 girls from the commercial sex trade.
Maintained contact through social workers and staff and continue to work with and support over 200 of these girls today - many girls have moved on to marriages or jobs or returned to their families and villages.
Over 200 legal cases are working their way through the Indian judicial system, many are still active, and we have seen 11 convictions to date.
Expanded to 6 office locations and conducted investigations in 9 states, positioning us to follow leads effectively.
Had involvement in over 50 brothel closures.
Seen increased police initiation and action in pursuing sex-trafficking crimes independently in areas we have worked the longest.