Delhi

Delhi is the capital city of India and is one of the largest and most populous cities in the country. It is located in the northern part of India and has a population of over 20 million people. Delhi is an important cultural, political, and economic center, and is home to many historic sites and landmarks, such as the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, and the Lotus Temple. It is also a major transportation hub and has a large and diverse economy. Delhi is known for its bustling streets, vibrant culture, and rich history.

 

 

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Campaign against human trafficking held in Delhi’s red light area
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Campaign against human trafficking held in Delhi’s red light area

A walk to spread awareness against human trafficking among potential victims was held at the red light area of Shradhanand Marg (formerly known as Garstin Bastion Road) in Delhi on Sunday. The peace walk jointly organised by the Delhi Police, city-based humanitarian organisation Manobal and NGO EFICAR was held to mark World Day Against Trafficking…

36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives
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36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives

For #36DaysOfType, The Swaddle’s Denise D’Souza illustrated the A-Z of Indian laws that have impacted Indians in unforeseen ways. ⁠ The Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA) grants the military the ability to maintain public order in ‘disturbed areas,’ through wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or…

Addressing Human Trafficking in India – BORGEN Magazine
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Addressing Human Trafficking in India – BORGEN Magazine

NEW DELHI, India — India is a source, transit and destination country of human trafficking. The U.S. Department of State cites a study estimating a minimum of 8 million human trafficking victims in India. Human trafficking has become the easiest and most profitable trade for traffickers who lure, kidnap and abduct disadvantaged people for exploitation….

Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless
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Child marriage crackdown: Dread, dismay in Assam, young mothers rendered helpless

By Srinivas Goli, Shreya Singh* The Assam government’s recent efforts towards addressing child marriages in the state appears to be doing more harm than good. Recent weeks have witnessed a brutal crackdown on culprits identified under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO, 2012) and Prevention of Child Marriages Act (PCMA, 2006) in…

Sister Of Minor Abused By Gurugram Couple Still Missing: Police – NDTV.com
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Sister Of Minor Abused By Gurugram Couple Still Missing: Police – NDTV.com

  Gurugram: The 17-year-old domestic help who was tortured by her employers in Gurugram has an elder sister who too was brought from her village for work and has been untraceable for the last several months, police here said on Saturday. The girl was brought for work last year by a Delhi-based agency and was placed…

Babysitter Torture: Cops Probe If Duo Trafficked Minors | Gurgaon News – Times of India
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Babysitter Torture: Cops Probe If Duo Trafficked Minors | Gurgaon News – Times of India

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…

'We have no one': The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir – Al Jazeera
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'We have no one': The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir – Al Jazeera

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…

DCPCR's early warning system helps students resume formal education – Devdiscourse
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DCPCR's early warning system helps students resume formal education – Devdiscourse

The DCPCR’s early warning system has supported over 33,000 students chronically absent from schools to resume their formal education, a statement said. The early warning system, a collaboration between the Directorate of Education (DoE), the Delhi government and the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) aims to protect the ‘at-risk’ children and bring…

How Bicycle Campaigners Are Taking on Child Trafficking in Rural Bihar – The Wire
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How Bicycle Campaigners Are Taking on Child Trafficking in Rural Bihar – The Wire

Katihar (Bihar): Mohammad Shabaz wakes up at the crack of dawn. Any lingering thoughts of going back to sleep disappear when he thinks of his childhood years. Years spent in distant Delhi when his tiny hands embroidered for hours without a break. Until he was rescued. As villages stir to life, he wants to be…

UP man’s kidney missing after stone removal surgery; how to ensure safety from possible organ trafficking
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UP man’s kidney missing after stone removal surgery; how to ensure safety from possible organ trafficking

New Delhi: A 53-year-old man in UP said he was shocked to find that his left kidney was allegedly removed on the pretext of stone removal surgery. Suresh Chandra, a resident of Aligarh, who works as a Home Guard suffered severe pain in the lower abdomen and got his ultrasound done earlier this year which…