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How Mobile Phones Provide Hope to Slaves in India

by Free the Slaves | Aug 23, 2016 | India, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Thought Leadership

How do you reach people enslaved in India to inform them that freedom is possible? Call them!Mobile phones are everywhere in India, with 220 million smartphone users throughout the country. Even in rural areas, where access to technology remains low, there is usually...

Debt-Free Weddings Prevent Slavery in India

by Free the Slaves | Jul 13, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, India, Thought Leadership

Indian weddings are legendary – they are large, loud, colorful, and can last for days. Because it is such a big cultural occasion, families plan the biggest event possible. That expense is how marriage ceremonies can lead to slavery. Helping newlyweds and their...

Justice Triumphs! Four Traffickers Convicted in India

by Free the Slaves | Mar 7, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, India

One of the toughest challenges in fighting modern slavery is holding traffickers accountable for their crimes. But after a three-year struggle, lawyers with the Free the Slaves front-line partner group Tatvasi Samaj Nyas (TSN) have ensured that four traffickers will...

From the Front Lines of Slavery: The Sound of Freedom

by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 30, 2013 | India

Editor’s Note: This is the second of three dispatches we will feature this week written by Free the Slaves Executive Director Maurice Middleberg during his recent trip to India. DATELINE: Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh State, India In the space of 24 hours we...

From the Front Lines of Slavery: Ishtiaq’s Rescue

by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 29, 2013 | India

Editor’s Note: This is the first of three dispatches we will feature this week written by Free the Slaves Executive Director Maurice Middleberg during his recent trip to India. DATELINE: Majgama village, Araria District, Bihar State, India Ishtiaq Hasib was only...
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