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
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
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
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
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
Rescued from a Rut
Aneela (about 15 years old) and Meera (17 years old) were rescued on June 4th.
- May 25
Fauzia Saves her Sister
Fauzia was rescued on March 23rd and helped Freedom Firm rescue her older sister two months later!
- Apr 30
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
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
Rescued At Last
16 year old Tani was finally rescued from a brothel in West Bengal on April 14th, 2022.
- Mar 31
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
Layers of Vulnerability
On March 23rd, Saha was rescued alongside two majors who were in prostitution against their will.
- Feb 24
A Surprising Success
The police arrested the brothel keeper and 4 young girls were rescued – ages 11, 12, 13 and 16.
- Feb 3
Worth the wait
After 7 weeks of searching, Hajma was rescued!
- Feb 3
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
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!
- 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.
- Oct 27, 2021
A Bright Student with a Dark Secret
When you look at Pavitra, you see an intelligent student, only 16 years old. Hidden beneath her impressive report card lies a heavy secret.
- Oct 22, 2021
Watching and Waiting
Freedom Firm heard about Kanika two months ago. On October 22nd Freedom Firm joined the police to rescue Kanika (17 years old).
- Sep 26, 2021
Diksha rescued in Chandrapur, Maharashtra
"I am male. I am searching a young girl who should be in 16 to 20. send this details." - a comment left on Wikipedia under "Red Light...
- Sep 15, 2021
Three tense weeks of investigation results in Sani's rescue
17-year old Sani rescued from a guesthouse in Mayapur, West Bengal We first heard of Sani when we were investigating Mayapur in Nadia...
- 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".
- Aug 7, 2021
Rescuing Victims and Punishing Criminals
Freedom Firm investigators find a minor girl engaged in prostitution in the red light area of Nagpur and police rescue 5 other women!
- Jul 17, 2021
Cute Arts "Beauty Parlor"
2 minors and one major rescued from a "Beauty Parlor" in New Barrackpore
- Jun 2, 2021
Camaraderie and Curiosity Save Salma
Police rescue Salma and her son with Freedom Firm's help.
- May 22, 2021
Nagpur Police Initiate Raids, Freedom Firm Follows Up
For the last 11 years, Freedom Firm initiated investigations in Nagpur and then asked the police to raid the brothels and rescue the...
- May 18, 2021
A Team Effort: NGOs partner with Freedom Firm and Police to Save Diksha
15th March A Freedom Firm partner in Bangladesh alerted us about a girl named Diksha, a Bangladeshi trafficked to India on the pretext of...
- Mar 25, 2021
Kidnapped, drugged at age 7 and rescued after 8 years
One month ago we received information that a young teenager, Anju, was forced into prostitution in Ganga Jamuna (a red light area in the...
- Mar 18, 2021
Perseverance leads to rescue!
On Tuesday, March 9th around 3:30 pm, our team rescued Kamini and Pushpa (minors) and Unita (25 years old). It was far from an easy...
- Mar 18, 2021
Tailoring Shop turned Brothel
Freedom Firm rescues Purnima after she is abandoned by her husband and tricked into prostitution by a neighbor.
- Dec 29, 2020
Rekha's Rescue
She was trafficked three months ago and on December 18th, Freedom Firm rescued her.
- Dec 11, 2020
112 arrested and accused: a message is sent
On December 10th, the Freedom Firm team in Nagpur conducted a mass raid which led to the rescue of 8 minors!
- Dec 8, 2020
Sanjna rescued on December 4th
An undercover camera captured this photo of Sanjna in the brothel just before she was rescued.
- Dec 1, 2020
Local news reports rescue!
On November 29th, the Freedom Firm staff together with police rescued 2 young women from a brothel in Agra, city of the Taj Mahal. A...
- 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 29, 2020
United in crime, divided in prison
Dina was rescued on October 22nd from a brothel in Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The police arrested the traffickers -- a husband and wife team!
- Oct 28, 2020
14 young women rescued!
On October 20th, Freedom Firm rescued Kayla and 13 other young women in Ganga Jamuna, Nagpur.
- Oct 12, 2020
Pioneering Rescue and Aftercare in West Bengal
Budge Budge is a pioneer frontier for Freedom Firm but two girls were rescued with the cooperation from local police force.
- Oct 12, 2020
Violent mobs take “justice” into their own hands
Taking new territory in the war against child sex-trafficking is dangerous. Nothing is safe or predictable during these raids.
- Oct 8, 2020
Looking for Love
Running away with a stranger she met on social media, her dreams of love turned into nightmares.
- Oct 8, 2020
Operation Padma
A few clues from a WhatsApp chat room and limited information from phone calls led to Padma's miraculous rescue!
- Oct 3, 2020
The End to Nine Months of Abuse
After 9 months of abuse, the Freedom Firm team in Pune rescued Riya.
- Oct 1, 2020
Trapped in "Happy Land" Resort
Freedom Firm and Justice Ventures International worked together to rescue 13 young women trapped in sexual exploitation at a resort.
- Aug 10, 2020
Thirteen years old and pregnant
Pari was filing an First Information Report (FIR) against her husband for raping their daughter.
- Mar 27, 2020
"I only came to give you tea." An interview with an investigator
If they don’t get customers, they don’t get a single meal, some don’t even have money for a cup of tea.
- Mar 26, 2020
What is it like for a Freedom Firm investigator to be undercover in an Indian brothel?
For 15 days a month, 180 days a year, he is a customer, posing as someone who buys sex, chatting with girls and women at the entrance.
- Mar 18, 2020
"These girls shouldn't be exploited." Interview with an investigator.
A Freedom Firm investigator talks about his undercover work.