WorldNews Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A shortage of specialized legal care and protection means that victims of trafficking and bonded labor in India fail to get justice and perpetrators continue to buy and sell people with impunity, a report said on Monday. The study by the Freedom Fund and Thomson Reuters Foundation said charities on the frontline of anti-trafficking efforts were unable to support victims to pursue their cases in court as they were chronically under funded and poorly trained. "Traffickers are motivated by high profits and the low risk due to weak law enforcement and low levels of prosecution. To tackle human trafficking, prosecution and punishment of offenders must be pursued as well as legal action to seize the assets and profits of traffickers," said the report. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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