Child Trafficking

Lawyers say up to 75 women who were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein since 2008 may benefit from a USD 72.5 million fund set up as part of a settlement Bank of America reached with lawyers representing the women. US District Judge Jed S Rakoff gave the deal preliminary approval Thursday and set a final approval hearing for August 27. He also ordered lawyers to submit to him by Friday a broader list of publications to be used to notify Epstein victims that the settlement fund exists. The judge said he wanted to ensure "nobody is left out." Lawyers for women abused by Epstein had sued the bank, saying it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Epstein that occurred while he was abusing girls and women from June 2008 to his arrest in early July 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges. Epstein died in August 2019 in a Manhattan federal jail. The death was ruled a suicide. At the hearing Thursday, attorney David Boies said lawyers for the victims believed between 60 and 7

Rung by rung, Epstein climbed a social and financial ladder, often using young women as a potent form of currency

While asking Delhi Police to take steps to arrest an accused behind a children trafficking racket in the capital, the Supreme Court on Monday said the "situation seems to have gone from bad to worse". A bench comprising justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan made the observations while interacting with a Delhi police inspector entrusted with the probe in a case over trafficking of several newborns in Dwarka area. "The situation seems to have gone from bad to worse," Justice Pardiwala said and directed the police station concerned to take all necessary steps to arrest gang leader Puja and three missing infants. Taking a dim view of the alleged involvement of parents in trafficking of infants, the bench said "You never know where these children will land up. In the case of a girl child, you know where she lands." The judge added, "Unfortunately, the parents of the infants seem to have sold off their own children." The bench posted case after four weeks and asked the police officer t

Supreme Court criticises NCPCR over plea for SIT probe against Missionaries of Charity, calls petition 'vague and unsubstantiated'

A case was registered under section 370 (human trafficking) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and those under the Juvenile Justice Act

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are the top three states with the maximum number of children trafficked between 2016 and 2022, while Delhi has seen an alarming 68 per cent rise from pre to post-Covid times, according to a new study by an NGO. These statistics have been unveiled in a comprehensive report titled 'Child Trafficking in India: Insights from Situational Data Analysis and the Need for Tech-driven Intervention Strategies', jointly compiled by Games24x7 and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF), founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi. The report, released on Sunday, to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons', painted a troubling picture of the child trafficking crisis in the country. The report showed that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh are the top three states with the maximum number of children trafficked between 2016 and 2022. Notably, Delhi has witnessed a 68 per cent increase in child trafficking cases from pre to ...

The Itanagar Capital Police, with the help of ChildLine Service, on Tuesday, arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in child trafficking and rescued the 4-month-old baby

The pandemic has exacerbated the crisis for the most vulnerable sections, and children who have lost a parent or have been orphaned are among the worst hit

India is home to more than 400 million children below the age of 18 years, and is considered among the countries where youth and children comprise more than 55% of the population

A campaign against child trafficking was launched in Bihar by Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi's foundation, which claimed that the state was among the worst affected by the scourge

It also sought reply of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the plea by the NGO, 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan'

Union Minister Smriti Irani attended the South Asia Safety Summit by Facebook and Instagram in organised in the national capital

Three in five - or 9,034 of 15,379 - persons trafficked in 2016 were children (below 18 years), the data from the NCRB show. Of these, 4,911 (54%) were girls and the rest were boys

A total of 1,261 children, including 18 trafficked, were rescued by RPF from stations and trains during Operation Muskaan-II