Back in the city we meet with ex-prostitutes who have been rescued and are trying to transition to a new life. One young girl's father was murdered by trafficking criminals, so unhappy were they over the loss of 'property' and revenue.There's not much mercy to be found in the heart of the slave holder; even in Varanasi, the city of salvation.

Efforts to tackle modern slavery in the UK, including the sexual exploitation of children, are in a state of crisis, a new report has claimed. The ...

Four children endured several hours locked in a refrigerated lorry in a failed attempt to smuggle them into Britain, the UK Border Force said. The ...

Women who have been trafficked into the country to work as prostitutes, drug mules or domestic servants can end up in UK prisons without any protectio...

A 14-year-old girl who was beaten up and repeatedly raped by a man accused of being involved in a child prostitution ring was persuaded to drop her co...

The statistics on the human trafficking in Vietnam vary hugely and official information is limited. The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security offer the official figure of 2,935 Vietnamese victims of human trafficking between 2004 and 2009, while Hagar International claim the considerably larger total of over 400,000 victims since 1990.

Nearly 780,000 villagers are now living in the ruins of their homes or in evacuation centres - more than the population of Leeds. The current level of assistance is nothing compared to the needs despite scores of Filipino citizens volunteering their time and personal resources, adding to the response by government, UN and non-governmental agencies.

Up to 300 children are being trafficked into the UK each year and forced into the sex trade, the criminal underworld and slavery with the numbers risi...

Paying for sex in Northern Ireland could become illegal if proposed law changes are introduced. The crackdown on prostitution is part of a range of...

I always believed, if I was given the choice between rape and death, death would be my answer. Yet, not many rape victims are given that choice.

A man has denied forcing a young girl to live in the cellar of his home where she was beaten, raped and treated as his virtual slave. Ilyas Ashar, ...

Six people have been charged in connection with trafficking an Indian woman, Scotland Yard said on Friday The suspects, all from London, face a num...

A deaf and mute woman who claims she was kept in a cellar and treated as a virtual slave for almost a decade has told a court of her new life away fro...

Banning prostitution by cracking down on the people who buy sex is a resolutionto be debated by the French parliament, despite protests from France's ...

The UK is seeing a rise in the number of rough sleepers being exploited and enslaved by criminal gangs, charities are warning, following the revelatio...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Four men are due to appear in court charged with slavery offences relating to four people found at a travellers' site. Tomm...

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Police will work with foreign countries to stop trafficked women and children arriving in Britain rather than rescuing them when...