By Matters India Reporter INDORE, April 9, 2026: Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal of Indore expressed relief after police briefly detained 10 members of a Syro-Malabar religious congregation at a railway station in central India following an allegation of human trafficking. “It could have turned out to be much worse, butContinue Reading
By Debolina Ghosh Siliguri, March 31, 2026: The tea gardens of North Bengal wake each morning to the smell of damp leaves and aching labor. Women bend for hours over endless rows of bushes, wages meager, dreams smaller still. In that rhythm of quiet survival, girls sometimes disappeared. A neighbor’sContinue Reading
By Ekta Stephen Mumbai, Sept 15, 2025: Catholic nuns fighting human trafficking in India have decided to engage young people as ambassadors to check the social menace that enslaves an estimated 8 million fellow citizens. The decision came at a two-day annual meeting of the Indian unit of AMRAT (AsianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Barasat, Nov 28, 2023: Catholic nuns working against human trafficking in various parts of India have pledged to live the values of the Indian Constitution and continue their mission with renewed vigor. Around 170 nuns from 80 women religious congregations gathered November 24-26 at Proggaloy, Barasat,Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Guwahati, Oct 21,2023: Sister Rose Paite, a native of the violence-hit Manipur state in northeastern India, works for the prevention of human trafficking, especially women and children from the tribal communities of the region. The 60-year-old nun is in charge of the social apostolate in the MissionaryContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril Jaipur, May 1, 2023: The Commission for Migrants of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India on May 1 drew plans to combat the issues of forced labor and human trafficking in its Agra region comprising 10 dioceses. Some 30 delegates from these dioceses attended aContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 19, 2023: Last week an NGO director in Tamil Nadu sent me a news clipping. It said that in just one day three young girls were missing in Ramanathapuram district of the southern Indian state. The report mentions about the network of human traffickers,Continue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, Aug 2, 2022: Pope Francis gave a message on New Year’s Day centered around the theme of motherhood and women. Since mothers bestow life and keep the world together, he urged the end of violence against women. He said: Let us all make greater efforts toContinue Reading
London, June 29, 2022: UK refugee campaigners have called for an end to the politicization of immigration systems worldwide, saying it leads to more issues. Krish Kandiah, founder of Sanctuary Foundation, called a dangerous practice which is evident with the UK government’s Rwanda plan. “That’s not a great way ofContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini Vatican City, April 6, 2022: The Vatican has called for closer international cooperation to ensure that victims of human trafficking receive adequate care and appropriate forms of restoration. Monsignor Janusz Urbańczyk, the Vatican Permanent Observer to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), reaffirmed thisContinue Reading
