Human trafficking

Opinion | Human trafficking: Forced rescues are not the answer

4 min read . 10 Dec 2019

The Lok Sabha has recently passed a new Bill for countering human trafficking. Photo: Mint

Opinion: The anti-trafficking Bill is necessary

4 min read . 09 Aug 2018

Pop singer Daler Mehndi speaks to the media after he was granted bail, at district court complex in Patiala on Friday. He was convicted in a 2003 human trafficking case. Photo: PTI

Daler Mehndi sentenced to 2 years jail in human trafficking case, gets bail

1 min read . 17 Mar 2018

Participants will be linked up with the ambitious Skill India programme, which was launched in 2015 to train over 400 million people by 2022, Justice and Care says. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

500,000 trafficking survivors to get vocational training

1 min read . 09 Mar 2018

Government officials say that in order to empower the NIA to probe trafficking cases, the National Investigation Act, 2008, will have to be amended.

NIA to probe human trafficking cases

1 min read . 28 Feb 2018

The illicit trade in flesh transgresses borders and transports humans around the world. Photo: iStockphoto

Using data to fight modern slavery

4 min read . 01 Nov 2017

The state department downgraded China in its annual ‘Trafficking in Persons Report,’ saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims. Photo: iStock

US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders

3 min read . 28 Jun 2017

The number of human trafficking victims rescued by Sashastra Seema Bal at the Nepal border stood at 33 in 2014, 336 in 2015, 501 in 2016 and 180 till March 2017. Photo: Reuters

Nepal border turns hub of drug smuggling

1 min read . 15 May 2017

Most migrants are used as day labourers in construction or agriculture. Some are paid and others are forced to work without pay. Photo: Reuters

Migrants traded in ‘slave markets’ in Libya, UN agency says

2 min read . 11 Apr 2017

Eight human traffickers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines in Odisha. Photo: AFP

Eight human traffickers get life in prison in Odisha for chopping off labourers’ hands

2 min read . 26 Dec 2016

A file photo. Eighteen people, including doctors, were arrested, suspected of taking babies from women immediately after they had given birth and telling them their children were stillborn. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Mumbai police bust baby trafficking racket amid fears more children at risk

2 min read . 22 Dec 2016

Traffickers usually peg the ‘cost’ of a woman or girl at Rs2.5 lakh, made up of the cost of transporting her and paying off local politicians and the ultimate cost of grooming her. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Note ban breaks the backbone of trafficking industry

2 min read . 20 Dec 2016

This picture is used for representational purpose only. Photo: AFP

Indian-American couple charged with human trafficking

1 min read . 18 Nov 2016

Investigations have revealed that the 6 arrested had sold at least 15 children to different childless couples. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/ Mint

Hospital staff in Mysuru arrested for stealing babies for illegal adoption

1 min read . 04 Nov 2016

Prosecuting governments and businesses

3 min read . 13 Oct 2016

File photo of the Kung Fu nuns. <br />Photo: Pradeep Guar/Mint<br />

‘Kung Fu’ nuns bike Himalayas to oppose human trafficking

4 min read . 16 Sep 2016

Delhi police says they have identified two accused who are evading arrest. Photo: AP<br />

Delhi police rescue 22 Nepal trafficking victims from a hotel near IGI

1 min read . 03 Sep 2016

While the number of crimes against women has decreased, the increase in instances of attempts to rape, sexual harassment and kidnapping is worrying. Photo: AFP

Incidents of crime rose 3.4% in 2015 to 7.3 million: NCRB report

2 min read . 31 Aug 2016

Anti-trafficking bill raises hopes and some fears

4 min read . 22 Aug 2016

Heavyweight exporters India and China had an ‘extreme risk’ of using slaves in their supply chains, along with DRC and Ivory Coast, a leading cocoa bean producer, the report said. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint<br />

North Korea tops slave labour list, global index finds

1 min read . 11 Aug 2016