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A trafficking increase of 25 percent was seen in India in 2015 compared to the previous year. Government crime data suggests that more than 40 percent of those cases involve…

…also offer support. In 2014, 2,676 children were rescued from trafficking compared to 3,834 in 2013. The 2014 Global Slavery Index estimates India has more than 14 million victims of…

A prominent Indian charity says India must do more to rescue trafficked victims… This article is about thousands of women and girls who are taken to popular tourist spots for…

In India’s beach region of Goa, a lawmaker has been arrested for human trafficking–buying, drugging, and raping a 16-year-old girl. The case will be watched closely by activists, because the…

…escape. Sex slavery is also prevalent, with millions of women and girls sold into forced prostitution. By far, India has the largest number of enslaved people. The recent Global Slavery…

…indoctrinated all their lives to think that whatever they do for the state is a good thing,” he said. India had the highest number of total people living in modern…

…Global Slavery Index, estimates that 48.5 million people are living in slavery around the world. And 60 percent are living in some of the world’s largest manufacturing countries like India,…

…pointed to a gap between the GSI statistic and the Indian government’s estimate. “The Indian government itself said it would rescue 18 million bonded workers by 2030. And this does…

India currency note ban is causing a drop in sex trafficking. Fewer women and girls reportedly are entering shelters, but financial hardship is forcing younger girls into sex work and…

…article reports that these neighborhoods in Mumbai are some of the top destinations in India for trafficked women. Once in decrepit brothels around the Kamathipura and Falkland Road areas in…