1982 Brothel Finally Sees Consequences
5 victims rescued from a brothel in the outskirts of Chandrapur, Maharashtra August 25th we learned about a female brothel keeper who was...
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- Aug 10
Spa Caught Exploiting Minors
2 minors rescued and 7 arrested from a spa in Bhopal, MP At noon on August 7, 2023, we met with the Additional Commissioner of Police in...
- Aug 7
Moved from North to South, But Still Freed
A Bangladeshi victim trafficked to Delhi and rescued in Kolkata On July 28, 2023 we got a lead on Soraya, a Bangladeshi minor who went...
- Aug 3
Back to Back Rescues
4th August 2023, 3 victims rescued in brothels in Ahmedabad On July 19, we learned about 16-year-old Manila from a partner organization...
- Jul 25
Challenging but Worthwhile
7 women rescued from prostitution in Grant Road, Mumbai On July 20th, we received a lead about 27 year old Bangladeshi victim Shazia who...
- Jul 13
Two Girls Slip Away...One Rescued
One suspected minor rescued from a brothel while two other victims escape during a raid in Wani, Nagpur Early July we learned about...
- Jun 26
Undercover Success
A 15-year old girl rescued from a hotel in Hingna, Nagpur Our Investigators where posing as undercover customers to speak with Anil, a...
- Jun 15
Sensitizing Police as we Rescue a Minor
Minor rescued from a lodge near the Pune highway On June 14th at 5 pm we got a lead about a minor girl being exploited at a lodge near...
- Jun 14
The Search for 1 Girl Leads to 7
7 victims rescued from a lodge in Midnapore District, West Bengal On June 12th we learned about a minor being exploited in a town in the...
- Jun 8
6 Arrests - 1 Minor
15-year old girl rescued from a brothel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh On June 9th we received intel about a minor girl being forced into...
- May 16
Mass Raid Proves Costly...
Over the last few months the police and Freedom Firm have rescued a number of victims from Nagpur’s red light area Ganga Jamuna, three of...
- May 12
12-year-old Rescued
12-year-old Kara rescued from a brothel in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh On May 11th, 2023 we learned about a minor being exploited at a...
- Apr 28
Overcoming Apathy to Rescue 4 Minors
4 minor victims rescued from a brothel in New Town, 2 people arrested. On April 11th, we received information about some minors forced...
- Apr 18
One Girl Leads to Another
2 victims rescued from Ganga Jamuna On April 16th, 2023 we received a lead about a minor being forced into prostitution in a brothel in...
- Apr 14
A New Dream
After her rescue from a brothel, 14 year old Kanchan now dreams of becoming a police officer! We first heard about Kanchan in February of...
- Apr 1
Many Reasons for Hope
Freedom Firm works in 6 different states across India. We have a small team in Madhya Pradesh, a region in northern India with many...
- Mar 23
Nepali Victim Discovered
On March 23rd, at 3:20 in the afternoon, the police and our team rescued Ruha, who was being forced into prostitution. She was found in a...
- Mar 17
A Rescue with Unforeseen Complications
On March 17th, 2023 the police and our team rescued 17 year old Aarti and 19 year old Monisa from a brothel in Ratlam, MP. The police...
- Mar 16
Rescued from a Husband
She's just been rescued and can't stop smiling! At 4:20 the evening of March 16th, 2023, the police and our team rescued a Bangladeshi...
- Mar 13
Freed and Hopeful
On March 13th, at 6:30 pm, our team along with the Lakadganj police rescued a minor girl (Lata) from a brothel in the red-light area of...
- Mar 13
First Rescue in Odisha
Late last night (March 13th, 2023) the Kolkota team spearheaded Freedom Firm's first rescue in the state of Odisha. 23 year old...
- Mar 3
Minor Rescued in Supposedly Minor-Free Red Light District
In July of 2021, the red-light area of Ganga Jamuna was shut down, by order of the Nagpur police Chief Amitesh Kumar. Then, in 2022, the...
- Feb 23
Tracked and Rescued
A Bangladeshi victim rescued was from a brothel in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Late in the evening of February 21st, while our team was...
- Feb 3
Impoverished and Coerced
We first met 15-year-old Saba at a brothel in a crowded residential area of Kolkata. We received a lead about a minor in prostitution on...
- Jan 17
Quick Action Rescues 5 Girls
On January 17th in the late afternoon we received a lead. A minor girl was being forced into prostitution at a hotel in the outskirts of...
- Dec 21, 2022
13 year old rescued!
13 year old Naureen shares her story with a judge the day after she is rescued from forced prostitution in a lodge.
- Dec 10, 2022
The Follow-Up that Propelled a Rescue
17 year old Komala rescued in Agra, UP On December 7th when our team was in Meerut, UP, following up with a survivor, we got a lead about...
- Dec 1, 2022
Hard Fought Rescue
On November 28th when our team was investigating Neemuch, MP, we got a lead about Chola, a minor girl who was forced into prostitution....
- Nov 11, 2022
Minor found with a 19-year-old brothel keeper
On November 9th a contact shared details about a minor girl that was being forced into prostitution in a brothel in Chandrapur,...
- Oct 28, 2022
Betrayed and then Rescued
On October 28th at approximately 7 pm, the police and our team rescued Ruksana, a 29 year old forced into prostitution against her will....
- Oct 17, 2022
A Pimp Experiences the High Cost of Her Actions
Raya, a minor victim rescued from a brothel in Kolkata We first learned about 17 year-old Raya on October 14th when we were investigating...
- Sep 17, 2022
Zoya Rescued Quickly
On the 15th of September we received a lead from another NGO about 14 year old Zoya, a minor girl who was trafficked from Kolkata to...
- Aug 25, 2022
Sangli Rescue (Pune) Aug 25, 2022
The evening of August 25th, the police and the Freedom Firm team rescued 3 victims and a two year old girl (the daughter of one of the...
- Aug 23, 2022
7 Victims Rescued from Village Leader's Sex Racket
At 2 pm on the afternoon of August 23rd, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit, AHTU, Rural, Nagpur, and Freedom Firm rescued 7 victims from a...
- Aug 20, 2022
Two 13 Year Olds Rescued
Two 13-year old victims rescued from a brothel in Moradabad, UP On 16th August 2022, we received a lead about a minor forced into...
- Jul 14, 2022
Saniya Rescued For the Second, and Hopefully Last Time
On July 6th We saw Saniya while we were investigating a private brothel in Ahmednagar. She looked anywhere between 14-16 years old. The...
- Jun 4, 2022
Rescued from a Rut
Aneela (about 15 years old) and Meera (17 years old) were rescued on June 4th.
- May 25, 2022
Fauzia Saves her Sister
Fauzia was rescued on March 23rd and helped Freedom Firm rescue her older sister two months later!
- Apr 30, 2022
It Takes a Village
Catherine Raja, National Director, shares about meeting Swati, who is only 14 years old and already a survivor of trafficking.
- Apr 21, 2022
Tricked by "Marriage"
After "eloping" with Fayed, 16 year old Hanifa was trafficked to India from Bangladesh. Our team helped rescue her on April 21.
- Apr 14, 2022
Rescued At Last
16 year old Tani was finally rescued from a brothel in West Bengal on April 14th, 2022.
- Mar 31, 2022
An Aunt Intervenes
On March 31st, a mother and her two daughters, Neelu (11) and Jeeva (15) were rescued after years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
- Mar 23, 2022
Layers of Vulnerability
On March 23rd, Saha was rescued alongside two majors who were in prostitution against their will.
- Feb 24, 2022
A Surprising Success
The police arrested the brothel keeper and 4 young girls were rescued – ages 11, 12, 13 and 16.
- Feb 3, 2022
Worth the wait
After 7 weeks of searching, Hajma was rescued!
- Feb 3, 2022
Search, Search and Rescue
Husband and wife traffickers moved Simi from brothel to brothel, but our team and local police rescued her 80 miles from her first location.
- Feb 1, 2022
32 Investigations
Each month, investigators search for underage girls. Although no rescues took place in January, this diligent and determined effort...
- Dec 2, 2021
Fighting for Gilli's Freedom and Safety
We helped the police rescue 17 year old Gilli on December 2nd at 3:40PM and continued advocating for her to be protected in a shelter home.
- Nov 24, 2021
Shanti rescued TWICE
Freedom Firm helps rescue Shanti twice....
- 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!
RESCUE
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