Vatican City: Pope Francis joined world leaders and religious organizations in calling for an end to the scourge of human trafficking on July 30, the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. “I invite everyone to work together with the victims to transform the economy of trafficking into an economy ofContinue Reading
Washington D.C.: The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of people vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking, a report released July 1 by the US Department of State found. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters July 1 at the State Department that human trafficking is both “an affront toContinue Reading
By Frida Toppo Guwahati: Lilymaxima Ekka, a staff member of a forum that works for development of northeastern India, is concerned mainly with checking trafficking of tribal girls from the region. The Guwahati-based North East Diocesan Social Service Society (NEDSSS) has assigned the 25-year-old to focus on tribal women inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dimapur, Sept 1, 2020: Several NGOs, who are committed to check human trafficking, met recently in northeastern India to share experiences and streamline their activities. Sister Annie Jesus from Chhattisgarh shared her years of experience in rescuing trafficked victims with the help of Self Help GroupsContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 30, 2020: As many as 89 percent of NGOs surveyed for a study have said that trafficking of both adults and children for labor will be “one of the biggest threats” in the post-lockdown period as household incomes of the most vulnerable deplete. The study, conducted byContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 30, 2020: The number of victims of trafficking has gone up during the coronavirus pandemic, says a joint statement issued by two Christian organization on the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons that falls on July 30. Caritas Internationalis and Christian Organisation Against TraffickingContinue Reading
By Leeza Joseph New Delhi, July 30, 2020: The disruption the coronavirus has created in our societies means that vulnerable people, especially children, are even more likely to become victims of human trafficking, abuse and exploitation. The government put the whole 1.3 billion population of India under lockdown from theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kansabel, October 28, 2019: An anti-trafficking crusader nun in Chhattisgarh has done it again. She has rescued two more teenage girls from the central Indian state who were sold to brothels in Pune and Goa. The girls, aged 19 and 16, are siblings of a BhilContinue Reading
By Adrija Bose Kathmandu, September 24, 2019: In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors soon found without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, that turned many into victims of trafficking. To their rescue came aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, August 18, 2019: The Indian media has reported cases of human trafficking of girls and boys from northeastern India. Incidents of racial attacks on people from the region are reported from other parts of India, including New Delhi, national capital. The Church in northeastern IndiaContinue Reading
