This year, Andhra Pradesh issued a GO to criminalize buying of sex – it’s the first Indian state to explore beyond the conventional horizons of human trafficking punishment. This means once the law is set into motion, anyone who buys sex from the sex workers will face criminal charges and imprisonment.

http://childtraffickingactivists.blogspot.com/2018/05/andhra-pradesh-first-indian-state-that.html

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Criminal detainment of sex trafficking victims, including children creates a vicious cycle of further victimization.

http://www.savemissinggirls.com/victims-are-not-criminals

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In the recent, International Conference on Human Trafficking held in New Delhi, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra termed ‘human trafficking’ as the greatest human tragedy.

http://www.savemissinggirls.com/young-india-the-ball-is-in-your-court

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Two Indian brothel owners, Pancho Singh and his wife Chhaya Devi received life imprisonment for trafficking, rape and sexual abuse of children.

http://www.savemissinggirls.com/first-in-india-brothel-owners-to-get-life-sentence-for-child-trafficking

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In India, a child is abused every 15 minutes – the National Crime Records Bureau Report reveals a sharp increase of offensive incidents against children.

http://www.savemissinggirls.com/the-state-of-child-abuse-in-india

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There continues to be a piercing spike in the number of reported crimes against #children – in #India, crime records reveal kids face a deadly slew of threats daily, right from sexual violence, #trafficking, and slavery to early marriage and forced prostitution.

http://www.savemissinggirls.com/crimes-against-children-took-a-3x-leap-in-the-last-6-years-reveals-child-rights-commission-chief

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