Human Trafficking

It is well known that trafficking of girls & children from Nepal and Bangladesh to India and from the villages and interiors of various parts in India to a city like Mumbai has become a major problem.

Rescuing these girls from brothels where they are subjected to mental & physical torture to force them to prostitute is a task requiring tremendous courage and deep personal will.

Due to our wide experience of eight years, we have become experts in rescuing, rehabilitating and repatriating these girls.

We are involved in rescuing victims of human trafficking who are sexually abused and are subjected to severe mental and physical torture for forcing them to prostitute. This is the most neglected field of work in India. Due to a rampant, deep rooted social stigma in our country, there are very few NGOs attempting to rescue girls from brothels. We are the biggest NGO in India involved in rescuing about more than 300 girls annually. We are also the only NGO in India who assist the victims for rescue, rehabilitation and repatriation.

There are no official statistics available for the victims of human trafficking but the practical observation and judgment clarifies that there are thousands of girls trafficked from Nepal, Bangladesh and other parts of India forced for prostitution.

Every year between 5000 & 7000 Nepali girls are trafficked into the red light districts in Indian Cities. Many of the girls are barely 9 or10 years old. 200000, to over 250000 Nepali women & girls are already in Indian brothels. They are locked up for days, starved, beaten, burned with cigarettes and mass raped until they learn how to service unto 25 clients a day.

Trafficking in women, girls and children is easy along the 1740 mile long open border between India & Nepal. Trafficking in Nepalese girls is less risky than smuggling narcotics and electronic equipments and arms into India. Traffickers ferry girls without the hassle of paper work or threats of police checks. Bought for as little as Nepali Rupees 5000, girls have been known to fetch up to Indian Rupees 100000 in later transactions. Girls may not leave the brothels until

They have repaid their debt, at which time they are sick, with HIV&/or Tuberculosis and often have children of their own.

Our frequent raids over the years have resulted in arrest of brothel keepers & traffickers responsible for promoting trafficking in persons & for maltreating the girls. Moreover the shameful situation of forcing children into prostitution is also heavily curbed by our timely and forceful intervention.