After Yearslong Fight, Minor Trafficking Victim May See Justice as Perpetrator Faces Adult Trial

JVI’s Justice Hub in West Bengal recently experienced a notable legal victory when a trafficking case involving a perpetrator who was a minor was transferred to the trial court (from the Juvenile Justice Court), due to the perpetrator’s complicity in the heinous crime.  In 2018, 15-year-old Nita* was lured into trafficking by another girl who was also a minor. Nita was eventually forced into commercial sex exploitation in West Bengal until her rescue. The main perpetrator of the crimes against

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After Yearslong Fight, Minor Trafficking Victim May See Justice as Perpetrator Faces Adult Trial

JVI’s Justice Hub in West Bengal recently experienced a notable legal victory when a trafficking case involving a perpetrator who was a minor was transferred to the trial court (from the Juvenile Justice Court), due to the perpetrator’s complicity in ...
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Drugged and Sold: Teen Girl Rescued from Brothel, 13 Traffickers Arrested

As fifteen-year-old Shifa* waited for the bus to take her to visit her grandmother, she was plunged into a nightmare when she befriended two women and a man who approached her. They initiated conversations and even sat with her on ...
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From Exploitation to Empowerment: Trafficking Survivor Thrives After Rescue and Support

Anam,* a young girl, was rescued in 2021 from the red light district where she had been working after being brainwashed and threatened by a trusted older woman who took advantage of Anam’s poverty. While under the care of a ...
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Restoration to freedom and life of dignity

In 2019, eight families were rescued from agricultural bonded labor in Bihar. Justice Hub partners began the process of rehabilitation by obtaining identification documents for the survivors and opening up bank accounts. One of the survivors, Ram Prasad,* is now ...
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Overcoming Hurdles on the Road to Justice 

In 2019, seven-year-old Jyoti* obtained justice when a perpetrator who committed aggravated sexual assault was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). However, the perpetrator appealed the conviction in 2020, alleging discrepancies in the evidence that ...
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Rescued from Child Labour at a Cafe 

Sixteen-year-old Farmaan* lived in Delhi with his mother, who worked as a domestic servant. Their financial hardships forced the young boy to give up on his schooling and seek employment doing menial tasks at a local café. In addition to ...
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Persistence Leads to Freedom for 13-Year-Old Deepa

A year ago, 13-year-old Deepa* was sent to Delhi after her father arranged for her to work as a domestic servant. A neighbor had promised Deepa that she would work only six hours each day as an assistant servant in ...
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Resilience in a Quest for Hope and Justice 

Pooja* has endured a journey marked by deception and hardship since the age of 15, when she and her friend were sold into captivity on a misleading promise of a better life by a man who offered each of them ...
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Reclaiming Dignity and Self-Reliance After Bondage

Geeta’s* ordeal into bonded labour at a Rajasthan brick kiln began in September of 2021, when she and her husband and fourteen other families were transported under false promises to a world of perpetual debt bondage. The workers accepted meager ...
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Finding Dignity Through Employment  

Rajkumar and Ramesh, former bonded laborers, have gained confidence and dignity by securing jobs as sanitation workers dedicated to a healthier village, and they take great pride in their ability to provide substantial support for their families. However, their journey

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Freedom for 4 Nepali Girls

One, two, three, four. Stolen. Four teenage girls, the youngest: a mere 13-year-old. Children really. These four children were rescued from a sex-trafficking location in Kathmandu, Nepal, thanks to JVI and our partners.   Their stories, however, do not start in

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Hope for a better life.

Govind and his wife Lata lived in a small village in Jehanabad, Bihar, where they worked as daily wage laborers. Their family did not own a house and lived with one of their relatives. With mounting pressure from those relatives and a

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Trapped Since Age 8

On December 11th 2019, JVI assisted local partners in rescuing 13-year-old Chandni* from a household where she was forced to work as a domestic helper. Chandni was only 8 years old when she was trafficked from Jharkhand to Delhi for

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Five Minors Rescued From Sex Trafficking

The Global Slavery Index estimates that 8 million trafficking victims live within India’s borders. The eastern state of Bihar ranks among the highest states for human trafficking.  Bihar is an area where JVI works to bring freedom, justice and restoration

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29 Rescued From Forced Labor Slavery

On May 9th, 2019, JVI and one of its local partners collaborated with police and local government officials to free 29 victims from forced labor slavery at a brick kiln in northern India.  Among the families rescued were 16 minors (9 boys, 7 girls)

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38 Boys Rescued From Labor Trafficking

Aatif* grew up in a small village in West Bengal where he regularly attended school till the 6th grade. At the age of 13 years, Aatif was forced to drop out of school to look for work because neither of

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Restoration to freedom and life of dignity

In 2019, eight families were rescued from agricultural bonded labor in Bihar. Justice Hub partners began the process of rehabilitation by obtaining identification documents for the survivors and opening up bank accounts. One of the survivors, Ram Prasad,* is now

Read More »

Overcoming Hurdles on the Road to Justice 

In 2019, seven-year-old Jyoti* obtained justice when a perpetrator who committed aggravated sexual assault was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). However, the perpetrator appealed the conviction in 2020, alleging discrepancies in the evidence that

Read More »
Cafe-oven

Rescued from Child Labour at a Cafe 

Sixteen-year-old Farmaan* lived in Delhi with his mother, who worked as a domestic servant. Their financial hardships forced the young boy to give up on his schooling and seek employment doing menial tasks at a local café. In addition to

Read More »

Reclaiming Dignity and Self-Reliance After Bondage

Geeta’s* ordeal into bonded labour at a Rajasthan brick kiln began in September of 2021, when she and her husband and fourteen other families were transported under false promises to a world of perpetual debt bondage. The workers accepted meager

Read More »

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