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…India, belong to low-caste or outcaste communities. The constitutional term for these groups in India is “Scheduled Castes,” and they eke out a sparse existence at the margins of society….

Human traffic victims, seventy-seven in all, who had previously been silent about their experiences have now opened up to share their ordeals… This article from The Hindu in India reported…

…resident in an Indian shelter home. She says: “It was my uncle who sold me to a trafficker who brought me to India. The CID [Criminal Investigation Department] caught the…

Brick kilns, bonded slaves, and activists. Thanks to the work of activists in India’s western Maharashtra, thousands of brick kiln workers are becoming aware of their rights–a minimum wage and…

Blood bricks, made by slaves trying hopelessly to pay off debt at the many kilns in India and elsewhere, are the materials from which Indian cities are built… Siriya was…

Bahrain and India have both agreed in an official statement to work together to curb human trafficking, to rescue victims, and to offer assistance to the survivors… India’s Home Minister…

…five countries with the greatest numbers were: Pakistan – 539 cases (44%); Bangladesh – 89 cases (7%); India – 75 cases (6%); Somalia – 34 cases (3%); and Afghanistan –…

…the challenges to fight thuman trafficking was immense. “Yoga is India’s gift to the world and using it as a tool to fight human trafficking and organising it across different…

…anti-slavery organizations in a handful of countries.” Within a few years, projects included a raid-and-rescue vehicle for a center for boys in India; support for Challenging Heights, a program that…

In India, minor girls are being exposed to the ugly face of human trafficking. Increasingly, younger and younger girls are being pushed into sex trade because men fear the threat…