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
In April 2021, a family was rescued from bonded labor at a brick kiln. After the rescue, it was revealed that a few days prior, the 15-year-old daughter had been raped by the brick kiln owner’s brother-in-law. The girl’s father and some
Five boys were recently rescued from a sweets shop in Kathmandu (Nepal), where they worked over fourteen hours a day as child laborers. Back in March, the Kathmandu Justice Hub had received information from the owner of a local café about suspected
In 2021, Neela and her husband Jitendra* were among the seventy-nine individuals trafficked from their village in Bihar to a brick kiln in Rajasthan. They endured grueling conditions, working long hours without basic necessities under verbal abuse from their employers. Rescued in
The legal team of the Delhi Justice Hub worked tirelessly on behalf of Annie,* a trafficking survivor who had endured unspeakable horrors, to secure a court judgment for state-mandated victim compensation. Despite being awarded interim compensation in 2023, the actual disbursement of
Priya* and Anita,* both in their 20’s and living in Nepal, ventured to Dubai seeking foreign employment. Priya’s decision was driven by marital conflict, causing her to leave her young child behind with her husband’s family, while Anita pursued work to support
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Ali’s father abandoned him when he was just a boy. With his family struggling to survive, Ali left school at age 14 to work in his village. His family’s situation grew dire when floods ravaged their home, causing them to rebuild twice.
