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Indian sentenced to three years in US for human trafficking


Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison for his role in smuggling und...

India fully committed to world free of human trafficking


India is fully committed to a world free of human trafficking and it wants to achieve this goal thro...

Auto-driver helps nab human trafficker in Delhi


An auto-driver helped in rescuing 12 children from trafficking in the capital, Aam Aadmi Party said ...

Minor girl trafficked, raped; Delhi court jails 4


A fast track court here has sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for marrying a minor girl forcibly a...

NHRC seeks report from MP govt on trafficking of girls


Concerned over reports of 2,230 dalit and adivasi girls going missing from 5 districts of Madhya Pra...

Nepali actor held in Delhi for human trafficking


A 39-year-old Nepali actor was arrested here, along with two of his accomplices, for running a human...

Brazil unveils new plan against human trafficking


The Brazilian government has announced a three-year nationwide strategy to fight human trafficking w...

Australian Parl passes bill to crackdown on modern-day slavery


Labor senator John Faulkner said slavery existed in Australia in sectors such as hospitality, constr...

Human trafficking ring busted in Malaysia


Malaysian police on Friday rescued 21 children, aged between one month and nine years, with the arre...

AP to get more anti-human trafficking units


In its continuing efforts to tackle the menace of human trafficking, Andhra Pradesh police has propo...

Raids across Europe against human trafficking


At least 26 people were arrested as dozens of coordinated raids were carried out Wednesday across Br...

Woman from Karnataka sold for Rs 1 lakh in Delhi, raped by buyer


A 20-year-old married woman from Karnataka was sold here for Rs 1 lakh a week ago by a human traffic...

Delhi Police asked to re-investigate child traffic


The Delhi Police has been directed by a court here to re-investigate a case of child trafficking in ...

89 children rescued from traffickers in China


Chinese police have rescued 89 children from traffickers, the government said Monday.

Kerala probing human trafficking through airports


A probe has been ordered into reports that human trafficking was taking place from three internation...

AP: Flesh trade racket busted; three Bangladeshis held


Police on Monday claimed to have busted an international human trafficking racket, being operated fr...

Five arrested for human trafficking


Five members of a gang were arrested for alleged human trafficking in East Godavari district of Andh...

Human trafficking: Cop, airline staffer chargeshee


A Jet Airways employee, a Delhi police officer and an immigration officer have been charge sheeted f...

Human trafficking: Cop, airline staffer chargesheeted


A Jet Airways employee, a Delhi police officer and an immigration officer have been chargesheeted fo...

Nodal agency, court on cards to combat human trafficking


A nodal agency would be created in south India to combat human trafficking, and a court set up in on...

UK facing rising human trafficking: Report


The number of people, including children, being trafficked into the UK is rising, with gangs in Chin...

Catch prostitution racketeers not victims: CBI


Pointing out that 90% of human trafficking in the country is homegrown, CBI Director AP Singh said a...

WB: Compensation for victims of crime against women


The compensation proposed under the scheme for rape victims was Rs 30,000 for minors and Rs 20,000 f...

Goa Police close to busting human trafficking racket


Goa Police is working on unearthing an alleged human trafficking racket based on some crucial leads ...

Ex-maid wants to win legal US status: Employer


40-year-old Annie George has been charged with harbouring an illegal immigrant for private financial...

Coast Guard to have 42 stations by this year end


The Indian Coast Guard is expected to grow incrementally to achieve a force level of 150 surface pla...

Italian imam held for human trafficking


A radical Muslim imam and three Syrian nationals were arrested in Italy Wednesday on suspicion of be...

Nepal: Man sold girls in India, jailed for 170 yrs


A court sentenced Bajir Singh Tamang to 170 years in jail after convicting him of selling six teenag...

Man held for human trafficking in Assam, 15 rescued


With floods affecting almost all the districts of Assam, human traffickers are on the prowl to lure ...

Sri Lanka records rise in rapes of children


Over 700 incidents of rape or abuse of children were reported during the first six months of this ye...

French minister seeks abolition of prostitution in Europe


French minister for women is all set to organise a conference of experts on how to contain the sex-t...

Human trafficking to Germany: Court frames charges against IFS


Paving the way for their trial in a case of alleged trafficking 8 persons to Germany in 2005, a Delh...

I do not have British citizenship: Rehman Malik


Rehman Malik said even though he is not a British national, he would take all possible steps for Pak...

Don’t prosecute foreign sex workers: Centre


The Centre has asked all states to initiate deportation proceedings against any foreigner involved i...

Ten Pakistanis deported from Greece


The men, who had illegally crossed into Greece after passing through Iran and Turkey, reached Islama...

Hillary meets victims of human trafficking in Kolkata


US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton interacted with young women rescued from human traffickers and...

Nigeria: Pregnant girls rescued from `baby factory`


Human trafficking is widespread in west Africa, where children are bought from their families to wor...

2.4 million human trafficking victims: UN


According to Fedotov`s Vienna-based office, only one out of 100 victims of trafficking is ever res...

Delhi: 700 kids went missing in last 3 months


As per the latest figures released by Delhi police around 700 children have been found missing from ...

Effective steps to curb human trafficking: Munda


Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda said his govt was pondering if more teeth could be given to state women’s c...

Indian housekeeper `was treated as slave` in UK


Pratima Das`s counsel said she was forced to work 15 hours a day while employed as a nanny and clean...

J&K Police unit to prevent human trafficking


Jammu and Kashmir Police has set up two units to deal with crimes related to human trafficking in ...

Araria: 25 minor girls rescued, 43 held


The girls - hailing from state`s Bhagalpur and Supaul districts, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal - were bro...

25 minor girls rescued, 43 held


Twenty-five minor girls were rescued from Rampur village in Bihar`s Araria district on Sunday.

Human trafficking racket involving Lankans busted


A major human trafficking network involving Sri Lankans has been unearthed in a multi-national ope...

Deaf Pakistani girl raped and forced to work in UK


A deaf, Pakistani girl was trafficked to the UK and kept as a virtual slave in a cellar for almost 1...

Falak case: MHA seeks report from Delhi Police


The Union Home Ministry wants to know whether there is any angle of human trafficking in the case or...

CBI sets up anti-human trafficking unit at HQ


CBI has set up an anti-human trafficking unit at its headquarters to conduct operations against wo...

Google to fund fight against human trafficking


Google said it will provide grants to various non-profit organizations fighting against slavery and ...

20,000 Chhattisgarh girls sold: Ajit Jogi


Over 20,000 girls belonging to Chhattisgarh`s tribal region have been sold by human traffickers in t...