Human trafficking

The section 5 (1) (d) of the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, 1956, under which they were convicted, pertains to the punishment of anyone who “causes or induces a person to carry on prostitution.” read more

West Bengal accounted for 25% of India’s trafficking cases between 2010 and 2016. In 2016, the state recorded a whopping 44% share of the total cases related to human trafficking in India. read more

The commission in a statement said the girl’s father, a government employee , had complained to the DCW in January this year after he did not get relief in his state. read more

Rohit Muni, along with his wife, made crores of rupees running a human trafficking racket, transporting women, including minors from the rural areas of Uttarakhand to metropolitan cities across the country, police said. read more

Appointed in July 2015, Minal Patel Davis has made a local impact on human trafficking in America’s fourth largest city from a policy-level perspective and by helped in advancing systems change. read more

The five arrested were selling children from Bihar under the garb of adoption. read more

The woman still has bruise marks all over her body, reminding her of the seven years of torture she faced here. But despite all the trauma she faced, she decided to visit the area again to rescue women trapped in sex trafficking. read more

Cases of missing inmates, exploitation, lax security, improper record of the inmates, substandard food, physical torture and forced menial work were found to be rampant in shelter homes in different districts of Uttar Pradesh. This came to light during... read more

Between October 2017 and May 2018, there has been a 50% surge in the number of Indians detained for crossing over illegally to the US. read more

The chief minister’s comment came after the DCW rescued 74 girls who were victims of human trafficking and were kept at various locations in Delhi. read more

The children were all in the age group of nine to 17 years, officials said, adding that all were boys. read more

The 21-year-old woman, who said she was pregnant, jumped from a moving car in Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday when she was being taken to an unknown destination by two people, she alleged. read more

The policemen were allegedly abducted in retaliation for a police crackdown conducted in connection with the gang rape of five anti-human trafficking activists 10 days ago. read more

Even though commercial surrogacy was made illegal in 2016, Cambodia continued to be a popular international destination for infertile couples looking to have babies using this service. read more

Gujarat police said that DNA tests confirmed that the woman whose body was found from Pandesara area in Surat on April 9 was the mother of the girl whose body was found with 86 injury marks in the same area. read more