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COVID-19 second wave has pushed vulnerable groups into debt traps, impacte
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Supriya Kar, a leader of Bijoyini collective of human trafficking survivors in West Bengal, has been forced to raise Rs 55,000 from six different sources to bring her brother back from Malaysia after he lost his job in the second wave of COVID-19.
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In Xinjiang, Chinese govt is the trafficker, says US State Dept report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI): A total of 11 governments around the world including China, has a documented "policy or pattern" of human trafficking, and forced labour, said a report released by US State Department on Thursday.
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Assam police rescues 4 suspected human trafficking victims
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 12 (ANI): Assam police on Saturday rescued four girls, suspected to be the victims of an attempted human trafficking bid, from the state's Baihata and arrested one person in this connection.
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PIL in SC seeks directions to Centre, state govts against criminals involv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central and State governments for appropriate steps to seize 100 per cent benami properties and disproportionate assets and invoke the National Security Act against the criminals, directly o
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Cabinet approves India-UK migration and mobility partnership
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and the United Kingdom on migration and mobility partnership.
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'Well known global brands' may be linked to Xinjiang rights abuses: UN pan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): Scores of Chinese and foreign companies may be involved in human trafficking, forced labour and other human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, a United Nations working group said on Monday.
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Former US Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert found dead after human tr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): Former US Olympic gymnastics coach John Geddert was found dead on Thursday after he was charged with human trafficking and criminal sexual conduct, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has said.
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West Bengal number one in human trafficking cases, comes second in highest
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stating that the state stands at number one position in human trafficking cases and comes second in highe
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Interstate human trafficking gang busted in Hyderabad, 4 held
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 10 (ANI): The Special Operation Team (SOT) of the Rachakonda Police along with Medipally Police raided the office of a Tours and Travels company in Malakpet and arrested four persons in connection with alleged human trafficking on Monday.
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Haryana cop felicitated in Cuttack for rescuing children
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 24 (ANI): Haryana Police ASI Rajesh Kumar of Anti Human Trafficking Unit was felicitated for his remarkable commitment in helping over 500 children return to their homes, during a function at Cuttack, Odisha on Sunday.
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15 child labourers rescued in Telangana
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], January 10 (ANI): As many as 15 children who were working at Plaster of Paris companies and a liquor bottle cleaning unit at Kalanagar and Pasumamula village in Hayathnagar were rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in Telangana's Rangareddy dis
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Man held for human trafficking at Kolkata airport
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 7 (ANI): A person who was allegedly trafficking two Bangladeshi women nationals to Bengaluru, was arrested at Kolkata Airport after an officer working with the child protection unit of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) filed a written complaint to
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