My name is Pavandeep Kaur. I work as a mental health professional and an advocate for human trafficking victims. I am also a survivor of sex trafficking. I was trafficked in the United States, in Orlando, FL, from ages 13-15, by a member of my family of origin and family “friends,” one of whom was involved in law enforcement.
The Sikh Awareness Society (SAS), a charity which focuses on family welfare, claims it has investigated more than 200 reports of child sexual grooming in the UK over the past five years.
It happens every year, Valentine’s Day, another day corporations have learned how to cash in on. Hundreds of thousands of dollars via the sale of roses, dinners, chocolates, cards etc. will be spent for a spectacular show of affection.
The project is aimed at providing education to girl children and it works with over 20 non-governmental organizations to support around 75,000 girls across the country. The cause is well-intended and noble. But was it really necessary to use sexual allusions to drum up support for their cause?
Increasing human trafficking and continuous presence of female foeticide, infanticide has placed India as the world's fourth most dangerous place for women, as per a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters' Trustlaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women's rights .
When the second annual G(irls)20 Summit got under way Tuesday, each of the 21 delegates stood up and finished the sentence “I am here because …” Answers ranged from acting as a voice for women around the world to questioning the lack of women working in science.
"I'd said that I wouldn't mind doing lingerie and swimwear but naturally they would be aware that I'd be uncomfortable with it because of the background that I come from and the backlash there might be against me from the community."
