Tribal girl raped and murdered ~ 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.

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Tribal girl raped and murdered

Raigarh, Aug 10 (PTI) The body of a minor tribal girl has been recovered from a closed rice mill in this district of Chhattisgarh, police said today.Police suspect that the 15-year-old victim, Santoshi, was raped before being murdered.She was working as a labourer with Jindal Industries here and went missing last evening. Her body was found in the mill located at Kirorimal Nagar, police said.A case of murder has been registered and investigations were underway, they added.

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