September 23 is the International Day Against Human Trafficking, a day to vindicate the rights of the victims and survivors of this form of slavery that sadly continues still in the 21st century. [...]
September 23: International Day Against Trafficking In January 1999, the World Conference of the Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the Women’s Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh was [...]
Begum: in search of solution Begum is 34 years old, she is the youngest of 4 siblings, one boy and two girls, who lived with her parents in Satkhira district (Bangladesh). They married her when [...]
We invite you to the virtual demonstration that will take place against Human Trafficking on September 23. In Mumbai alone, 400,000 women are victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. [...]
The latest data from the United Nations on human trafficking around the world is not encouraging at all. Contrary to what one might think, due to movement restrictions in much of the planet, the [...]
What is Human Trafficking? September 23 is known as the International Day against Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children, a day to highlight and vindicate the intolerable [...]
Namaste, hyalo, and namaskara mean “hello” in Hindi, Nepali, and Bengali. At Smiles from Bombay we have learned to say “hello” in these three languages because we have [...]
We have already been talking about the shelter that we have set up for women who are struggling to break the chains of human trafficking. The center is Udaan, which means to take flight. As [...]
Arya is 14 years old, lives with her mother and her two sisters, in a shelter home near Thane. So far her life has not been easy, her mother is sick with HIV. They earn their life y earning money [...]
Jyoti (Name changed) was living a very ordinary life with her 4 sisters and a brother in a small village near the city of Kolkata. Her parents were struggling to make ends meet and were finding [...]