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    • Jun 15

    Rakhi Rejected

    We celebrate the rejection of Rakhi's bail application. Keeping this brothel keeper behind bars will bring justice and protection to others.
    Brothel Keeper Stays Behind Bars
    • Jun 14

    Brothel Keeper Stays Behind Bars

    Simi's brothel keeper is still behind bars!
    Rekha's Brave Testimony
    • Mar 29

    Rekha's Brave Testimony

    When she was 17 years old, we rescued Rekha from a brothel. Since the rescue in December 2020, Rekha has married and celebrated the birth...
    • Feb 13

    Courts and COVID

    After a year and a half of COVID delays and reduced court functions, the situation is improving!
    Shanti rescued TWICE
    • Nov 24, 2021

    Shanti rescued TWICE

    Freedom Firm helps rescue Shanti twice....
    Landmark Rescue Leads to Mob Scene
    • Nov 17, 2021

    Landmark Rescue Leads to Mob Scene

    On November 14th around 1:30 pm, our team helped police rescue 6 victims and arrest 9 suspects!
    Rescued After 5 Days of Forced Prostitution
    • Oct 30, 2021

    Rescued After 5 Days of Forced Prostitution

    Sahi was trafficked over 1,800 miles away from her home. Suri's “boyfriend” promised to marry her but forced her into prostitution.
    September Justice Update
    • Oct 1, 2021

    September Justice Update

    Jyothi's testimony On September 15th, 2021 at a Special Court in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Program Associate Jyothi Gaur testified...
    Enough Evidence to Convict?
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Enough Evidence to Convict?

    On August 21st, Freedom Firm staff and police rescued a minor girl. Police arrested the brothel manager, a "habitual offender".
    When Justice Means Arresting a Father
    • Aug 1, 2021

    When Justice Means Arresting a Father

    Freedom Firm social worker Archana first read about 13-year old Kashi’s rescue in a local newspaper in January 2020. After a few calls,...
    Victory in Battle: Freedom Firm's 11th Conviction!
    • Mar 17, 2021

    Victory in Battle: Freedom Firm's 11th Conviction!

    Today, we celebrate a victory in the fight to free children from sexual slavery. On March 16th, 2021 Freedom Firm won its 11th conviction!
    Ruma's Story: Seven Years of Justice and Counting
    • Feb 23, 2021

    Ruma's Story: Seven Years of Justice and Counting

    Justice is a series of actions, incremental victories, a steady trickle of truth telling that brings revolution in the courts.
    January: Human Trafficking Awareness Month
    • Dec 31, 2020

    January: Human Trafficking Awareness Month

    This January, we join with many organizations to bring education about human trafficking. We are encouraged as we see the movement growing!
    2 minors rescued!
    • Nov 24, 2020

    2 minors rescued!

    2 minors were rescued from a brothel in Maharashtra on November 20th. Their trafficker, Padma, is in jail awaiting her trial.
    • Oct 15, 2019

    Trafficker Poses as Rescued Girl's Mother

    On 28th November 2018, Kirti* was rescued from Prem Nagar, Maharashtra, and placed in a shelter home in Nagpur. Three months later,...
    Brothel Keeper Sent To Jail
    • Jul 25, 2019

    Brothel Keeper Sent To Jail

    When the Freedom Firm team and the police raided a brothel and rescued four women in Chandrapur, Maharashtra on the 25th of July, the...
    Freedom Firm’s 10th Conviction
    • Jan 31, 2019

    Freedom Firm’s 10th Conviction

    On 31st January, Laxmi Bhimsingh Tamang, a brothel-keeper involved in the trafficking and forced prostitution of Seema* and another...
    Brothel Keeper’s Bail Application Rejected
    • Mar 3, 2018

    Brothel Keeper’s Bail Application Rejected

    Malan Channappa Pujari was arrested on February 15th in an operation to rescue Bindu*, a minor girl, from a brothel in Sangli,...
    Rumi’s Story
    • Sep 22, 2017

    Rumi’s Story

    Rumi was studying in a school in Bangladesh when she was trafficked to India by one of her relatives. She thought she was going for a...
    Is Kari Safe?
    • May 17, 2017

    Is Kari Safe?

    Kari* was 16 when she was rescued by Freedom Firm investigators and police in Nagpur in November 2016. After her rescue, she was placed...
    Progress in the Public Interest Litigation
    • Oct 29, 2016

    Progress in the Public Interest Litigation

    Three absconding accused listed in the Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court were arrested since the PIL was filed, 2...
    Brothel Keeper in Jail
    • Oct 14, 2016

    Brothel Keeper in Jail

    Bindoo Khalkor, a brothel keeper and the main accused in Prena’s* and Ruma’s* case, filed an application for bail on 19th August. In...
    Family to Testify Against Brothel Keeper
    • Oct 7, 2016

    Family to Testify Against Brothel Keeper

    Ruma* testified bravely against her brothel keeper Bindoo Khalkor in the month of July. In September when another court hearing came up,...
    Changing the System- Deterrent, Part One
    • Aug 24, 2016

    Changing the System- Deterrent, Part One

    If you have ever been the victim of a crime, you understand the importance of getting justice. Or, if you have ever been caught violating...
    Prena Rescued!
    • Aug 4, 2016

    Prena Rescued!

    Freedom Firm received a call from the Nagpur police on Thursday last week with information about Prena* a 14-year-old girl in...
    Ruma Testifies
    • Jul 19, 2016

    Ruma Testifies

    Ruma was rescued in Nagpur in 2014. She bravely testified in court last week with her relatives and several brothel keepers present.
    Changing the System: Responsible Rescue
    • Jun 6, 2016

    Changing the System: Responsible Rescue

    “Government systems are not equipped to cope with large numbers of women and girls who come out of prostitution,” Greg Malstead, National...
    No F.I.R Filed
    • Apr 12, 2016

    No F.I.R Filed

    On April 2nd, three girls were rescued and a brothel keeper was brought to the police station in a raid conducted with the Ratlam...
    Freedom Firm Threatened by Superintendent of Police, Allahabad
    • Mar 28, 2016

    Freedom Firm Threatened by Superintendent of Police, Allahabad

    In a raid on a brothel in Meergunj Allahabad Saturday, March 19th, police from the Kotwali Police Station together with Freedom Firm...
    Varsha Testifies
    • Feb 24, 2016

    Varsha Testifies

    Varsha’s* transfer order was passed two months ago but she wasn’t transferred to another shelter home due to police unavailability. This...
    Allahabad Petition
    • Feb 17, 2016

    Allahabad Petition

    In 2015, Freedom Firm filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Allahabad High Court which is focused around the issue of protecting...
    Kaveri Safe
    • Feb 1, 2016

    Kaveri Safe

    Kaveri*, rescued in January in Salem, was released back to her parents who we suspect were involved in her trafficking. In a positive...
    Changing the System- Deterrent, Part Three
    • Sep 10, 2015

    Changing the System- Deterrent, Part Three

    We just lost another case in Nagpur. It is our second trial to come to a verdict. In both cases, the girls testified. In both, they...
    Changing the System- Deterrent, Part Two
    • Sep 2, 2015

    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...
    Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
    • Aug 29, 2015

    Justice Delayed is Justice Denied

    Brothel owners roaming around scot free, while sex workers languish in rehabilitation homes; Freedom Firm NGO has filed a public interest...
    The Police Alert Freedom Firm
    • Jul 27, 2015

    The Police Alert Freedom Firm

    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...
    Changing the System in Allahabad
    • Jul 6, 2015

    Changing the System in Allahabad

    “In the court, they laughed at us, argued we should have no basis to speak, and even threatened our team.” Evan Henck, Regional Director,...
    High Court News
    • Jun 25, 2015

    High Court News

    The Public Interest Litigation filed by Freedom Firm to address the problem of traffickers absconding before their case comes to trial....
    Rescued Girls in Uttar Pradesh Not Protected
    • May 5, 2015

    Rescued Girls in Uttar Pradesh Not Protected

    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...
    Nashik Case
    • Mar 15, 2015

    Nashik Case

    In May 2012, our team of investigators found five girls who were forced into prostitution in a hotel on the outskirts of Nashik,...
    Preeti and our Public Litigation
    • Dec 12, 2014

    Preeti and our Public Litigation

    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...
    Overcoming the Fear of Testifying
    • Jan 17, 2013

    Overcoming the Fear of Testifying

    In 2009, Freedom Firm alongside NGO Justice and Care rescued Lalitha* from a brothel in Pune. Afraid, but sensing freedom was closer than...
    Justice for Kalya
    • Dec 20, 2012

    Justice for Kalya

    “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” −Martin Luther King After Kalya* was rescued from the brothels in 2009, she was...
    Reunion of a mother and child
    • Nov 11, 2011

    Reunion of a mother and child

    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...
    The Lengthy Process of Justice
    • Oct 18, 2011

    The Lengthy Process of Justice

    Roshni* is the first girl to come to Pune from Bangladesh to testify in the case against her brothel keeper and trafficker. The process...
    Sajili's victory
    • Mar 17, 2011

    Sajili's victory

    Sajili* came to Pune in February to testify against the accused Reshma. Sajili was accompanied to Pune by her brother Shorab, who happens...
    The Conviction that "Shouldn't" Have Happened
    • Oct 2, 2010

    The Conviction that "Shouldn't" Have Happened

    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...
    Thane Case Miracle
    • Jul 20, 2010

    Thane Case Miracle

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

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