Maharashtra: Police Raid Flesh Trade Racket, Two Women Held And Four Rescued
According to a police official, the accused have been charged with section 370 of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act.
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COVID-19 Has “Increased The Risk Of Exploitation And Brutality” For Women, Says Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad
The activist also said that “The few resources designated for prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation are being stretched thin,” and as a result, women are unable to access psychological support and health care.
Smriti Irani Says Govt. Working On Most Stringent Laws Against Trafficking Of Women & Children
Smriti Irani, Union Women and Child Development Minister, said that the government is working on the most stringent laws against trafficking of women and children.
12-Year-Old Girl Shares Bravery Award Money With Minor She Saved
The Mizoram girl shared half of her cash reward amount of Rs 20,000 with the girl she saved.
Minor Girl Auctioned In Bulandshahar, Saved By Police Intervention
The minor girl was sold by her stepmother after her mother died last year. She was sold for an amount of 50,000 to a woman being identified as Kalawati.
Indian-American Gets Prez Award For Anti-Human Trafficking Work
Minal Patel Davis has been speaking up against human trafficking for years. Recently, the United States Secretary of State awarded Davis the United States Secretary of State for her work in this field. Davis is the first human trafficking advisor of Houston, Texas. She has been recognised for her groundbreaking contribution against human trafficking on a policy crafting level. Davis, […]
Textbooks Should Have Info On Human Trafficking: Gandhi
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said she would request the HRD ministry to include information on prevention of human trafficking in school textbooks. The minister said this during a discussion in Lok Sabha on the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill. House passes Bill The Bill was later passed by the […]
Man Tries To Sell Wife, Kids For Rs 5 Lakh
A woman has accused her husband of trying to sell her and his four children, which include three girls, for Rs 5 lakh at Koilakuntla in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. The incident garnered attention when the woman reached out to the ICDS officials in Nandyal, reported TOI. What happened? 38-year-old Pasupuleti Maddilety is married to 35-year-old […]
Delhi Minor Exposes Mother’s Links With Sex Racket in Manali
A 16-year-old girl from Delhi opened up about sex trade run by her mother in Manali to the Police. She told them that her mother sold her off to two pimps for Rs 40,000 per month who then took her to Manali a month back and forced her into prostitution. The girl told the cops […]
Minor Tribal Girl Forced to Work as Domestic Help, Rescued
Delhi Police along with Delhi Commission for Women and NGO Shakti Vahini rescued a 15-year-old girl, originally from Gumla in Jharkhand, from a house in Delhi where she was forced to work as a domestic help. Her employers had kept her for a period of six months now and made her give massages and work […]
