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Anti-trafficking bill: Survivors write to PM for its early passage in RS
The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill in the Monsoon session of the Parliament in July last year
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How govt's bill for trafficking victims will make sex workers less safe
According to the Indian government, 4,980 victims of sex trafficking were rescued in the country in 2016
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The curious case of sellers at red lights: Whose children are they anyway?
Of every 10 children going missing in the national capital, six remain untraced
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Face-to-face with human trafficking
Simply reading about human trafficking never gives a sense of what it is really like
Human trafficking in India up by 25% in 2016, say experts
The data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows how traffickers lure thousands of people each year
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Human trafficking of Indians to China, Gulf on the rise: Govt
Trafficked Indians are subsequently duped on the pretext of getting overseas jobs and good salary
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Human trafficking annual report: US continues to label India as Tier-II
India doesn't fully meet minimum standards for elimination of trafficking, said the US State dept
Human trafficking: US lists China among the world's worst offenders
Sudan and North Korea were also a part of the list
Of 8,132 human trafficking cases in 2016, West Bengal tops the list
Rajasthan was followed by Gujarat where 548 such cases were reported last year
Single anti-trafficking law not possible in Indian context, say activists
Activist Pravin Patkar believes that existing laws dealing with different aspects of human trafficking are adequate
International human trafficking ring busted, 26 women rescued
Shabin Shaha, the kingpin of the gang, was arrested from Dang district of Nepal on Tuesday
As human trafficking rises 60%, six reasons new bill falls short
Every day, 15 Indians are traded against their will to be, among other things, sexual slaves or forced labour
Why human trafficking law is too little, too late
While existing laws are not enough to deal with human trafficking, the proposed law has serious lacunae, which need to be fixed, say experts
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