The US on Thursday retained India in Tier 2 list of countries in its annual report on human trafficking, arguing that the country does not fully meet the minimum standards for its elimination even as it is making progress.
A jury in federal court in Brooklyn took less than five hours to find 58-year-old Keith Raniere guilty on all counts of sex-trafficking and coercing women into sex.
Eight women and four boys from Bangladesh were taken from a house to Bawngkawn police station here on Sunday, Deputy Inspector of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said.
"I honestly think there is no secret to being accepted into these many universities. The whole process is about discovering yourself. Everyone has something unique to offer," Simone told the media.
Human trafficking racket busted in Delhi, 19 girls rescued
The US State Department in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 2018 urged India to increase prosecutions and convictions for all forms of trafficking, including forced and bonded labour, and of officials allegedly complicit in it.
The couple -- Vishnubhai Chaudhari (50) and Leelabahen Chaudhari (44), of Kimball, Nebraska, have also been asked to pay USD 40,000 to the victim.
For the community prostitution is a way of life, passed down generations and young girls are groomed to become prostitutes as male members mostly live off their earnings.
Daler Mehndi was arrested immediately after conviction but have been granted bail.
42-year-old Jacintha Mendonca has returned home after a 14-month ordeal in Saudi Arabia, where she was forced to work as a "slave" in a household.
Yet another shocking incident of a Hyderabadi woman facing mental and physical harassment at the hands of her kafil in Saudi Arabia has come into light.
West Bengal topped the list of states with the maximum number of human trafficking cases in 2016 followed by Rajasthan as the two accounted for around 61 per cent of such cases in the country.
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has expressed his disappointment saying that he had expected that demonetisation would restrain human trafficking but no significant effort has been seen yet.
The human trafficking industry, one of India's biggest organised crime syndicate, has been severely affected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive. The process of trafficking women and girl child usually completes by November after
A whopping 250 per cent jump has been witnessed in human trafficking cases in northeastern states last year as compared to 2014, with most being reported from Assam, an official said on Sunday
Modi’s demonetisation drive has hit hard the scores of women rescued from human traffickers in Goa as many of them hold no bank account, while restrictions imposed on their movement poses a challenge in getting defunct notes exchanged.
One of the main accused and "muscleman" of the GB Road prostitution and human trafficking racket, which was busted by Delhi Police last month, surrendered before the Crime Branch today.
A top US senator has slammed India for its alleged complicity in human trafficking.
Washington: US President Barack Obama today cited the humanitarian work done by the Sikh community as he spoke about the strength that comes from uniting all faiths against fear."When the Earth cleaves in Haiti, Christians,
New Delhi: A group of religious sisters are working quite hard to rescue children and woman from becoming the victims of human trafficking by sometimes even posing as prostitutes to get into brothels.Currently the group
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