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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…

Families working in Indian kilns insist that their children work alongside them in order to reach the quota needed to earn them a minimum wage. A Reuters article reported that…

Child marriage is deeply embedded into Indian culture. It is a wide-spread social evil that, in spite of social efforts and new laws to prevent it, continues in many areas…

Sister Vanaja Jasphine, a 39-year-old Indian nun who rescues Cameroonian women from slavery, is asking for more support for victims as they recover from their horrific ordeals of being drugged,…

…as brides. “India launched an investigation last week into the marriage of a 16-year-old girl with a 65-year-old Oman national in exchange for 500,000 Indian rupees ($7,800) after she contacted…

Indian activist and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, says his country will soon serve as host to the world’s biggest march to fight human trafficking and sexual child abuse. “Satyarthi, whose…