Tuesday, May 31, 2016

India Is Set to Combat High Human Trafficking; 18M People Enslaved in Debt,Brothels,Servitude

India unveiled an ambitious proposal this week to combat human trafficking by treating survivors as victims in need of aid rather than criminals, the Christian Science Monitor website reports today (May 31, 2016).

The country has more than 18 million people enslaved because of debts, forced marriages, being sold to brothels, or having been born into servitude -- the most in the world -- according to the Australian-based Walk Free Foundation.

India's victims of human trafficking make up 40 percent of the world's estimated 45.8 million slaves, although the highest prevalence of slaves is in North Korea, the foundation believes.

The anti-trafficking proposal would unify several existing laws while focusing on survivors' needs and stopping victims -- including those discovered in raids on brothels -- from being arrested and jailed.

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