SC asks Centre to set up OCIA for probing child trafficking
The Ministry of Women and Child Development had earlier favoured a comprehensive legislation on trafficking.
Dec 09, 2015, 18:43 PM IST'I was raped 43,200 times'
Karla Jacinto, a 23-year-old victim of human trafficking in Mexico, was raped 43,200 times after being lured into prostitution at the tender age of 12.
Nov 13, 2015, 10:55 AM ISTArun Jaitley to inaugurate conference on dealing with illicit fund flows
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will Monday inaugurate an international conference which will discuss scope for regional cooperation to effectively deal with illicit financial flows, mainly from tax frauds and human trafficking.
Nov 01, 2015, 19:35 PM ISTHuman trafficking takes serious toll on mental health
Human trafficking is the recruitment and movement of people, by means such as deception and coercion, for the purposes of exploitation.
Oct 19, 2015, 14:35 PM ISTUS child, 12, among 149 rescued from pimps: FBI
Law enforcement officials have rescued 149 minors, including one as young as 12, from US pimps in a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said.
Oct 15, 2015, 06:06 AM ISTCentre bats for new comprehensive law on human trafficking
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that instead of amending certain provisions in existing statutes, there was a need for a "comprehensive legislation" to tackle all aspects of human trafficking.
Oct 13, 2015, 20:11 PM ISTHuman trafficking borderless, organised crime: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday dubbed human trafficking as a "borderless, organised crime" and said that his ministry had put in place an effective mechanism to curb the menace.
Oct 07, 2015, 20:11 PM ISTFloods have made Assam source, transit point of trafficking: Kailash Satyarthi
Assam has turned out to be both a source and a transit point for human trafficking rackets, mainly due destruction caused by flood and its aftermath almost every year, Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi said on Sunday.
Sep 20, 2015, 11:54 AM IST