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4 Arrested On Charge Of Human Trafficking In Delhi, 27 Women Rescued
As many as 27 people, including 16 minor girls, were rescued in a joint operation by a child-rights body and police in northwest Delhi, an official said Wednesday.
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Sold To Brothel At 6, She’s Now Studying Law To Put Traffickers In Jail
Mumbai: Ishika never thought that being sold by her parents to a brothel in Kolkata at the age of six would inspire her to pursue a career in one of the most prestigious professions – law. But after being rescued from sexual slavery, Ishika, now 24, has spent more than a decade trying to get justice against her traffickers. Despite the drawn-out...
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Sex Trafficking Victims May Push Rescue Away, US Experts Say
Rick and Pat Freeland have cared for hundreds of troubled girls and women at their log cabin refuge deep in the Rocky Mountains, but there's one rule; they will only take two victims of sex trafficking at a time.
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Maneka Gandhi Releases Human Trafficking Draft Bill, Says Victims Will Not Go To Jail
Human Trafficking victims will not be sent to jail, according to the first draft bill of trafficking, which was released by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday.
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Indian-American Trafficking Victim Appointed To Key US Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American, a victim of human trafficking, to a key administration post that deals with the issue.
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Bangladesh Rescues over 600 Trafficking Victims
More than 600 trafficking victims from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued off the South Asian coast, a navy spokesman in Dhaka said on Tuesday, in the single biggest operation of its kind by Bangladesh authorities.
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US Trafficking Bust Reveals Worries over Missing Kids
When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the US last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking victims, they pulled minors as young as 11 from hotel rooms, truck stops and homes.
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Develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law: US tells India
United States has recommended India to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law and increase prosecutions and convictions on all forms of trafficking, even as it noted that New Delhi is making significant efforts to comply with the minimum standards for its elimination.
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Andhra Pradesh to set up more homes for victims of human trafficking
To rehabilitate women and children rescued from human trafficking, the state government is planning to set up more rehabilitation homes under 'Ujjawala Scheme'.
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4 Arrested On Charge Of Human Trafficking In Delhi, 27 Women Rescued
As many as 27 people, including 16 minor girls, were rescued in a joint operation by a child-rights body and police in northwest Delhi, an official said Wednesday.
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Sold To Brothel At 6, She’s Now Studying Law To Put Traffickers In Jail
Mumbai: Ishika never thought that being sold by her parents to a brothel in Kolkata at the age of six would inspire her to pursue a career in one of the most prestigious professions – law. But after being rescued from sexual slavery, Ishika, now 24, has spent more than a decade trying to get justice against her traffickers. Despite the drawn-out...
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Sex Trafficking Victims May Push Rescue Away, US Experts Say
Rick and Pat Freeland have cared for hundreds of troubled girls and women at their log cabin refuge deep in the Rocky Mountains, but there's one rule; they will only take two victims of sex trafficking at a time.
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Maneka Gandhi Releases Human Trafficking Draft Bill, Says Victims Will Not Go To Jail
Human Trafficking victims will not be sent to jail, according to the first draft bill of trafficking, which was released by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday.
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Indian-American Trafficking Victim Appointed To Key US Post
US President Barack Obama has nominated an Indian-American, a victim of human trafficking, to a key administration post that deals with the issue.
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Bangladesh Rescues over 600 Trafficking Victims
More than 600 trafficking victims from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued off the South Asian coast, a navy spokesman in Dhaka said on Tuesday, in the single biggest operation of its kind by Bangladesh authorities.
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US Trafficking Bust Reveals Worries over Missing Kids
When FBI agents and police officers fanned out across the US last month in a weeklong effort to rescue child sex trafficking victims, they pulled minors as young as 11 from hotel rooms, truck stops and homes.
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Develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law: US tells India
United States has recommended India to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking law and increase prosecutions and convictions on all forms of trafficking, even as it noted that New Delhi is making significant efforts to comply with the minimum standards for its elimination.
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Andhra Pradesh to set up more homes for victims of human trafficking
To rehabilitate women and children rescued from human trafficking, the state government is planning to set up more rehabilitation homes under 'Ujjawala Scheme'.
