Human trafficking – particularly of women and children – is a serious problem and Odisha is witnessing a rise in the organized crime. The numbers of missing persons have increased in the state, while the successful tracing, rescue, and rehabilitation remained abysmally low. As per the NCRB 2018 Report, the state reported 10,193 cases of […]
It took several thousand years for the world’s human population to reach the one-billion mark in 1804. In little over a century the population surpassed two billion. Today, human population is 7.8 billion and counting. We have grown more than four times in less than 100 years. This is what the term ‘population explosion’ alludes to. To […]
Like every day, Radha (name changed) woke up and went about her daily chores. Her husband then demanded money for liquor. Money was tight, essential items were depleting fast and the lockdown got extended. Spending money on liquor was not an option. She refused and faced the wrath of her husband. Spousal violence is a […]
On April 21, 2018, Sadhana (name changed), a six-year-old girl in Salepur, went to buy some candies and never returned her home. Her brutalized body was found in a school premise the next day. With the perpetrator(s) still at large, the devastated parents await justice for the past two years, losing hope with each passing […]
