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Justice Delayed But Not Thwarted

April 22, 2024

In 2017, Kara* (a minor girl) was rescued from the clutches of a trafficker who took her to various brothels for commercial sexual exploitation, including the residence of two perpetrators. The police later charged the perpetrators with procuring minors and adults for prostitution at private residences. An NGO referred Kara’s case to Justice Hub lawyers, who actively pursued the case and recovered INR 50,000 (USD 600) for Kara as interim compensation. The legal team also assisted in the prosecution of

New JVI Resource: Advocating for Citizens’ Rights In Maharashtra

April 17, 2021

India has a surprising number of government services available to its residents. Many of these services are, by right, available to the poor residents of villages and urban slums. Unfortunately, many poor residents are not able to access these services ...

161 Victims of Human Trafficking Intercepted At Transit Points

April 17, 2021

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, every eight minutes a child goes missing in India. A large number of children are often kidnapped at railway stations, interstate bus terminals and other transit points. In recent months JVI, along with ...

28 Families Now Free

March 31, 2021

In August 2020, 28 families (97 people) from Bihar were trafficked to work in slavery as bonded laborers at a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. The families, including children, were forced to work in extreme conditions, often more ...

JVI Partners With Innovative Technology Company

March 8, 2021

India has many national and local government programs available to assist the poor and marginalized with basic necessities like water, sanitation, housing, education, and job training, helping them secure a foothold toward greater self-reliance. However, navigating the system to access these entitlements ...

Sisters Lured By Traffickers With False Promises

February 25, 2021

Sisters Renu (18) and Seema (10)* lived in a village in Howrah, West Bengal with their parents. As the elder sister, it was Renu’s responsibility to accompany Seema to and from school. Their parents worked as daily wage laborers but ...

Swift Action Among Partners Leads To Rescue Of 14-Year Old Boy

February 25, 2021

View Post Advocacy plays a major role in JVI’s approach to bringing justice to those suffering from human trafficking and other forms of extreme injustice. Through advocacy, JVI not only trains officials on how to handle human trafficking cases, but ...

JVI Justice Partner Spotlight: EFICOR

January 26, 2021

JVI is a justice partnership organization. Partnership is the heart of our work. By partnering with local justice organizations, we combine greater skills, innovation and cultural understanding to design justice solutions that work. By partnering we reduce costs and redundancy ...

2020 Brought New Hope & Freedom To Thousands Suffering From Injustice

January 26, 2021

2020 was a year like no other. India and Nepal, two places where JVI has a strong presence, went on lockdown in March due to the pandemic. With factories and other workplaces shut down, millions of migrant workers dealt with ...

Five Minor Boys Fall Prey To Traffickers During COVID-19 Lockdown In India

January 25, 2021

In recent years, India has strengthened its laws on child labor, but in the past six months, with COVID-19 taking a toll on the economy, that work has started to unravel. “Children have never faced such a crisis,” said 2014 ...

Family Falls Prey To Traffickers During Pandemic

Following the COVID-19 lockdown in India, resumption of economic activities has led to scarce job opportunities as many daily wage laborers are in need of work. One couple, Raju* and Neelam*, managed to find work in a brick kiln. However,

December 11, 2020

34 Children Rescued From Child Slavery

On November 17th, 2020 Justice Ventures International (JVI) along with partner NGO EFICOR and local administration raided two leather bag manufacturing factories in Nabi Karim, Delhi where 34 trafficked children were rescued from forced child labor. The children were trafficked

December 11, 2020

Justice: The Order Love Requires

Justice can be defined as the exercise of power and authority to order society according to God’s standards. Loving actions may take place in an evil society, such as a slave society. But, if the order of society is not

November 12, 2020

Rescued at 13-Years Old, Weighing 44 Pounds

On October 18th, JVI and one of its local partners collaborated with the police to rescue five females (four minors and one adult) from a brothel in the northern Indian state of Bihar where they were confined and forced into

November 12, 2020

Bringing Relief To Survivors of Human Trafficking During COVID-19 Lockdown In India

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in India promptly led to a national lockdown. With factories and other work-places shut down, millions of migrant workers dealt with multiple hardships in the form of loss of income, food shortage, unemployment and

November 12, 2020

Love can never do less than Justice.

What is Justice? Justice can be defined as the exercise of power and authority to order society according to God’s standards. Loving actions may take place in an evil society, such as a slave society. But, if the order of

November 6, 2020

JVI’s New e-Justice Resource Center In Action

Thanks to your support, JVI’s new e-Justice Resource Center is increasing rapid dissemination of information throughout our network of partners to ensure timely access to advocacy manuals, legal resources and professional development training from subject matter experts. The JVI team

October 7, 2020