Human Trafficking

Arun 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 IST

Human 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 IST

US 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 IST

Centre 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 IST

Human 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 IST

Floods 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