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Haji Khan spent years scouring the streets of Hyderabad in search of young Indian girls to marry off to men visiting from Gulf States. Earning 10,000 rupees ($150) for each…

…harm India’s image and exports” and that the country must discredit reports citing “India as home to the highest number of slaves in the world.” Data compiled by these two…

According to Reuters, thousands of activists came together in southern India on Monday. The event they were attending may well be the world’s most massive march against trafficking and sexual…

A 13-year-old girl who had been held captive in domestic servitude by a 23-year-old woman in India jumped from the 11th floor of the apartment building in Faridabad. The child…

…and Estee Lauder also omitted mentioning the risk of slavery associated with mica, a sparkly mineral used in make-up that is largely mined by children in India. CORE reports that…

Under India’s Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act of 1976 forced labor is prohibited. On paper the law looks good, and since May 2016 freed bonded laborers became entitled to government…

…these networks plotting to open up escape routes once again.” While some Rohingya have been smuggled into India, Pakistan, the Middle East, and Europe, others have also been taken advantage…

…strong new law against child trafficking. Satyarthi, a Nobel laureate, told Outlook that children are “not safe anywhere” in India. He added, “One of the major demands of the ‘Bharat…

…against child marriage, about 50% of Indian women between 20-24 years old were married before they turned 18. Marital rape is not criminal in India if the bride is 15…

Police in Hyderabad, India arrested five Omani, three Qatari nationals, and three religious leaders on Wednesday and charged them with human trafficking and child marriage. The arrests followed an investigation…