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An anti-human trafficking unit is a specialized law enforcement team or division that focuses on investigating and prosecuting cases of human trafficking. Human trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of individuals for labor, sexual exploitation, or other forms of abuse. It is a global problem that affects millions of people and can take many forms, including sex trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage.
Anti-human trafficking units typically work to identify and rescue victims of trafficking, gather evidence and build cases against traffickers, and provide support and resources to victims during the legal process. These units may be part of a larger law enforcement agency, such as the FBI or a local police department, or may be standalone organizations. They often work closely with other agencies and non-governmental organizations to share information and coordinate efforts to combat trafficking.
In addition to their investigative and enforcement efforts, anti-human trafficking units may also engage in public education and outreach to raise awareness about the issue and prevent individuals from becoming victims of trafficking.
The story so far: “There are 160 million children waiting for your action. How long will they have to wait?” asked Kinsu Kumar, a survivor of child labour and rights advocate, while speaking at a panel organised on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour. Mr. Kumar started working at the age of six,…
Kolkata: Niloufar Khatun*, 16 (name changed), and Asma Khatun*, 15 (name changed), were two cousins residing in a village at Minakha of North Parganas district, some 80 kilometres away from the state capital of Kolkata. Last month, on March 21, they had gone to the local market to purchase the cosmetics they needed for the…
The Assam Police rescued 10 people, including eight minors, all of whom were sold by their parents to traffickers in Arunachal Pradesh. By Saraswat Kashyap: The Assam Police on Tuesday successfully rescued 10 people, including eight minors, from the upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The rescue operation took place based on a complaint lodged…
PNS/ Haryana Police will launch a month-long campaign against human trafficking across the state in April. Announcing this, the state Director General of Police (DGP) PK Agrawal on Thursday said that human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects thousands of people every year in the country; and the State has unearthed several cases of…
SCR Secunderabad division’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) successfully rescued 10 child-trafficking victims and detained five traffickers. The operation was conducted in collaboration with the voluntary organisation ‘Bachpan Bachao’ and was based on intelligence generated from continuous data analysis by the RPF’s cyber cell. The RPF Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) team conducted raids from Khammam to…
GURGAON: The two persons arrested on Friday in the case of alleged torture and sexual harassment of a teenager by her employers have been sent to two days’ police remand. Cops are investigating if one of them, the owner of a placement agency, was involved in human trafficking. The couple that allegedly tortured the girl…
AMMAN — Thirty-four human trafficking cases involving 131 victims and 152 perpetrators were registered in Jordan in 2022, according to a report issued by the Labour Ministry. The report showed that 181 potential victims of human trafficking were housed in shelter centres in 2022. Moreover, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit at the Public Security Directorate (PSD)…
Indian-administered Kashmir – Twenty-nine-year-old Nazima Begum* sits cross-legged on the floor of her dark room, the windows covered with tarpaulin. On her lap is her youngest son, five-month-old Taufiq*, who plays with his mother’s face as she talks. Occasionally, she stops to plant a kiss on his head. Nazima lives in this single room in…
The children, including six girls and three boys, hail from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar PTI | Noida | Published 28.12.22, 02:04 PM Nine children, who were illegally employed at a garment’s factory in Noida, have been rescued by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, officials said on…
Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Ravindra said the racket was being operated online from Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The Cyberabad Police in Telangana on Tuesday, December 6, busted a major human trafficking racket with the arrest of 17 persons. The racket involved trafficking of over 14,000 victims, including some from foreign countries. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen…
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