Child trafficking: Lack of data is hindering the work of Indian agencies and NGOs

In 2016, nearly half the trafficked children were pushed into forced labour and another 22% sold into prostitution.

Shreehari Paliath and Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Jul 12, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Pakistan: 13 Chinese arrested for alleged involvement in human trafficking

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency arrested seven people, including three Chinese, from Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

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· May 07, 2019 · 05:18 pm

How a few volunteers at Bagdogra airport are helping curb trafficking of Nepalese women

The airport close to the India-Nepal border has become a major transit point in human trafficking.

Anuradha Sharma

· Oct 22, 2018 · 11:30 am

Indonesia: Instagram shuts down account that bought and sold babies, four arrested

A spokesperson from Instagram said the image-sharing platform took down the account as soon as it was informed about it.

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· Oct 12, 2018 · 06:00 pm

Delhi Commission for Women says it rescued 16 girls who were trafficked from Nepal

The minors were confined to a small room in Munirka area and were being trafficked to Iraq and Kuwait, commission chairperson Swati Maliwal said.

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· Jul 25, 2018 · 05:00 pm

United States report urges India to increase prosecution for human trafficking

The Trafficking in Persons Report released by the Department of State urged placed India in Tier 2 for making significant effort to comply with US standards.

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· Jun 29, 2018 · 10:55 am

Punjab court grants bail to Daler Mehndi in human trafficking case soon after awarding two-year term

The singer was convicted for illegally ‘dropping off’ people abroad under the guise of taking them along as members of his troupe.

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· Mar 16, 2018 · 02:11 pm

Cabinet approves bill to tackle human trafficking, improve rehabilitation of victims

The bill provides for a rehabilitation fund and for the victims and designated courts in every district for quick, time-bound trial.

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· Feb 28, 2018 · 06:54 pm

How medics in Andhra Pradesh are discreetly delivering HIV treatment to sex trafficked women

Teams from Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Bathalapalli treat the women, battling stigma and reluctant to visit hospitals, inside their homes.

Anuradha Nagaraj

· Oct 08, 2017 · 08:30 pm

A Swedish woman’s search for her Indian mother uncovers another tale of baby snatched at birth

With adoption laws virtually non-existent before 1980s, many children were forcibly taken away from birth mothers.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jun 28, 2017 · 08:30 pm

In West Bengal, a project teaching girls how to farm is saving them from trafficking, child marriage

While learning how to grow their own garden, they are taught the importance of education, the problems of early marriage and their rights to land ownership.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Mar 24, 2017 · 08:30 pm

West Bengal: CID arrests eight for selling more than 25 newborns in three years

While male babies reportedly fetched around Rs 2 lakh each, the female ones were sold for half the price and fair-skinned infants were the most sought-after.

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· Nov 23, 2016 · 01:57 pm