Children rescued before trafficking ~ Bridal Slaves Rescue & Restore campaign

EMPOWER PEOPLE is an NGO in India working to protect female victims of violence and mitigate post-violence trauma. EMPOWER PEOPLE is one of the pioneer organizations focusing on the issue of human trafficking for the purpose of forced marriage.

What is also called "bride trafficking" affects a yet unknown number of girls, particularly from poor backgrounds, who are deceived and trafficked to be sold as brides. According to information gathered by EMPOWER PEOPLE, a middleman seeks an agreement on an arranged marriage with the family of the girls. Later those girls are transferred to another places where there is a high demand of brides, like Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan where they are known as "Paro" or "Molki" (literally perched woman).

The main focus of EMPOWER PEOPLE lies on awareness raising and sensitization trainings for law enforcement agencies. The organization is also offering direct victim support and assistance to women vulnerable to human trafficking and domestic violence.

EMPOWER PEOPLE is currently developing projects of community engagement and rehabilitation of trafficking victims in both source and destination areas in seven states of India.

Visit www.empowerpeople.org.in

Children rescued before trafficking

Jalpaiguri (WB) Eight boys and girls were rescued from Dhupguri station in Jalpaiguri district today when they were brought here for trafficking to Uttar Pradesh.The police said the children from Goaban Nagar and Pramod Nagar of tea garden areas in Jalpaiguri district were going to be trafficked in Brahmaputra Mail.Locals suspected when the boys and girls of 8-9 year age were seen to wait in the platform for long hours without anybody nearby, the police said.Rajesh Chaudhuri and Rota Singh were detained for interrogation, the police said. IBNLive