Justice 4/4

Changing the System- Deterrent, Part Two

In Pune, it only took 2 convictions with 5+ year sentences to start seeing a change. First, the brothels started using tokens, then they...

Sep 2, 20151 min read

Brothel owners roaming around scot free, while sex workers languish in rehabilitation homes; Freedom Firm NGO has filed a public interest...

Aug 29, 20151 min read

The local police in Nagpur alerted our staff that an application was filed in the district court to gain custody of the three girls that...

Jul 27, 20151 min read

“In the court, they laughed at us, argued we should have no basis to speak, and even threatened our team.” Evan Henck, Regional Director,...

Jul 6, 20152 min read

The Public Interest Litigation filed by Freedom Firm to address the problem of traffickers absconding before their case comes to trial....

Jun 25, 20151 min read

Since January 2015, Freedom Firm has rescued 6 girls in Uttar Pradesh, at least 4 of whom were minor. Sadly in April, all 6 girls were...

May 4, 20151 min read

In May 2012, our team of investigators found five girls who were forced into prostitution in a hotel on the outskirts of Nashik,...

Mar 14, 20152 min read

We refer to her as ‘small Preeti*’ when we talk about her or her case. It helps to distinguish her from the other Preeti rescued in...

Dec 11, 20143 min read

In 2009, Freedom Firm alongside NGO Justice and Care rescued Lalitha* from a brothel in Pune. Afraid, but sensing freedom was closer than...

Jan 16, 20132 min read

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” −Martin Luther King After Kalya* was rescued from the brothels in 2009, she was...

Dec 19, 20122 min read

Laina* was trafficked from Nepal and was rescued on the 1st of Oct 2009 in Pune. Since her rescue, she had been a resident at a...

Nov 10, 20111 min read

Roshni* is the first girl to come to Pune from Bangladesh to testify in the case against her brothel keeper and trafficker. The process...

Oct 18, 20111 min read

Sajili* came to Pune in February to testify against the accused Reshma. Sajili was accompanied to Pune by her brother Shorab, who happens...

Mar 16, 20111 min read

The case against Puja and Yellama was a difficult one. For one, it had been a struggle to get Lali to testify because she had to travel a...

Oct 2, 20102 min read

In May 2010, Lali* testified in Thane against two brothel keepers, Puja and Yellama. It had been a struggle to get Lali* to testify...

Jul 20, 20102 min read