Tag: Human Trafficking
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Allahabad HC seeks UP govt’s reply on PIL for establishment of special human trafficking courts
The petition was filed by Varanasi-based Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan, an NGO which claims to work to eliminate the ‘second-generation prostitution’.
December 10, 2020 -
Rs 9 lakh compensation to teenage victim of human trafficking in Kolkata’s Sonagachi
The victim was rescued in May 2016 by Kolkata Police before the International Justice Mission (IJM) played an important role in ensuring justice for her.
November 21, 2020 -
Haryana SIT to probe human trafficking racket
Earlier the US had deported 73 Haryana residents against whom first information reports (FIRs) have been registered.
June 2, 2020 -
Essex Lorry murders: All 39 Passengers in truck were Vietnamese says Police
The Vietnamese embassy in London said it was 'in deep sorrow' over the confirmation that the 31 men and eight women discovered dead in the back of a truck on October 23 were from the southeast Asian country.
November 8, 2019 -
Accepting refugees makes sense
Recently, acknowledging the scale of global displacement, the majority of UN member states adopted a global compact for migration. The pact aims to improve global governance on migration-related issues, including promoting legal migration, providing basic services, better integrating new arrivals, tackling human trafficking and coordinating how to send migrants home.
December 18, 2018 -
Another 70 migrants picked up by Libyan Coast Guard
"The party's over for human traffickers, #Stop the invasion!" Italy's hardline Interior Minister Salvini wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
November 9, 2018 -
Indian-origin couple arrested in England on modern-day slavery charges
Test Valley District Commander Chief Inspector Kory Thorne said: “Instances of modern-day slavery in the Test Valley are rare."
November 3, 2018 -
Delhi: DCW rescues 8 Nepali girls from hotel
The girls, who have come from earthquake-affected areas in Nepal, were lured with employment opportunities in Delhi, the Commission said.
October 11, 2018 -
Lindsay Lohan punched in face while trying to ‘rescue’ children of Syrian refugee parents
Lindsay Lohan has landed in a controversy after she accused Syrian refugee parents of human trafficking.
September 30, 2018 -
Trafficking: Two women from Bengal rescued in Delhi
According to DCW, police tried to rescue other girls from Yamuna Vihar but was unsuccessful for want of proper address.
September 12, 2018 -
Telangana Congress leader jailed in human trafficking case
Jaya Prakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy was arrested on Monday after a suo motu case was filed against him at Market Police Station in Secunderabad.
September 11, 2018 -
Telangana to act tough against human trafficking
Telangana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy on Wednesday said the government would deal firmly with human trafficking.
August 1, 2018 -
Human trafficking: 39 Nepali girls rescued from Delhi hotel
On July 30, the Delhi and Varanasi Police had rescued 18 women, including 16 from Nepal, from the clutches of a prostitution racket in Vasant Vihar
August 1, 2018 -
16 women, trafficked from Nepal, rescued in Delhi
Among the 16 women rescued, 14 are married, the police said, adding that they are aged between 20 and 40 years.
July 25, 2018 -
Bill against human trafficking introduced in Lok Sabha
The Bill provides for confidentiality of victims, witnesses and complainants and time-bound trials and repatriation of the victims.
July 18, 2018 -
Singer Daler Mehndi convicted on human trafficking charges
A local court in Punjab on Friday convicted singer Daler Mehndi on the charges of human trafficking in a 2003 illegal immigration case. The singer is under Punjab Police custody. As per TV reports, Daler and his brother, Shamsher Singh, had been accused of illegally sending people abroad disguised as members of his troupe by …
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March 16, 2018 -
RPF curbing human trafficking from northeast
To check the widespread increase in human trafficking from northeast India, the railway authorities have taken steps to curb the menace with around 500 children being rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and 14 traffickers arrested in 2017, an official said on Wednesday. “In all, 498 children have been rescued by RPF and 14 …
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March 7, 2018