Undercover operations by the Kathmandu Justice Hub identified four girls working at an ayurvedic spa as sex workers, with similar activities occurring at a nearby branch of the same spa. Based on this information, a rescue was conducted of the four girls,
In April 2024, 13-year-old Navya* went missing from her home. Her parents revealed that she had a boyfriend, but when questioned by the police the boyfriend and his parents claimed to know nothing about her disappearance. The police received some leads from
In 2018, 16-year-old Suman* was rescued from sex trafficking in India and placed in a shelter home, where she received counseling and other support from the local Justice Hub. Suman enrolled in a training program where she learned tailoring and other life
In February 2024, the Kathmandu Justice Hub discovered a harrowing tale upon investigating Sara’s* Facebook post seeking assistance in obtaining a birth certificate for her baby. Sara’s childhood had been marked by domestic abuse at the hands of her father, a habitual
In the heart of Delhi, a shocking truth was uncovered: 245 children and 772 adolescents were trapped in bonded labor, forced to work in extreme conditions for 12-13 hours a day without being paid their legal wages. A Justice Hub partner investigated
In a small town in Uttar Pradesh, 17-year-old Priyanka* lived with her father, brothers, and a stepmother who would betray her in unimaginable ways. Priyanka’s boyfriend convinced her to take a trip to Kolkata without telling her parents. The next day, they
When Nazia* was rescued in December 2023 from a railway station in Patna, she was suffering from mental instability due to the brutalities she had faced when held captive as a sex trafficking victim. She was placed in a center for trauma
In 2003, 5-year-old Sunaina* and 3-year-old Shailja* were separated from their mother at the railway station. When they could not find their parents, the sisters were eventually taken in by the family of the accused, unaware of the evil that lurked in
In May, a team from the Kathmandu Justice Hub conducted an investigation in the Thamel area of Kathmandu after learning that a massage spa was allegedly engaging in illegal activities, possibly involving minors. To gather more information, the team planned an undercover
Four years after being rescued from a brothel, Shanti* is on her way to becoming a nurse. Shanti had a difficult childhood, being raised by a single mother who worked long hours to support her daughter after Shanti’s father gambled away the
