Articles by Roli Srivastava
On the hysterectomy trail: Why are some Indian women missing their uteruses?
Unregulated healthcare systems ensure that women in rural India who have had untimely hysterectomies remain untreated and are victims of exploitation
Published on Apr 02, 2024 11:48 PM IST
Rescue of enslaved girl in Hyderabad prompts probe of upmarket homes hiding child labours
The Hyderabad police rescued the girl on Monday evening, following an alert by campaigners, and booked her employers - a businessman and his wife - under child labour prohibition law.
Updated on Dec 07, 2017 11:29 AM IST
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mumbai | Roli Srivastava
India’s booming massage parlours drive demand for Thai sex slaves
The Thai women, some of them sex workers from Bangkok and other cities, are lured by the prospect of earning more money in India
Updated on Aug 09, 2017 06:06 PM IST
Thomson Reuters Foundation | Roli Srivastava, Mumbai
From bathrooms to buddies: Offices get transgender-friendly
Since the Supreme Court gave transgender people “third gender” recognition in 2014, a growing number of Indian companies have actively hired transgender people. But there is some resistance to ensure policies
Published on Jun 20, 2017 08:59 PM IST
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation | Roli Srivastava
Best way to find justice for India’s sex trafficking victims? Make them study law
Of an estimated 20 million commercial sex workers in India, 16 million women and girls are victims of sex trafficking, according to campaigners.
Updated on Apr 08, 2017 05:21 PM IST
Reuters, Mumbai | Roli Srivastava
Forged documents trap Indian children, help traffickers evade justice
Corrupt doctors and village leaders in India are helping traffickers to obtain fake documents to pass child victims off as adults and evade justice for crimes affecting thousands of minors.
Updated on Mar 31, 2017 05:15 PM IST
Thomson Reuters | Anuradha Nagaraj and Roli Srivastava, Mumbai/chennai
Sex slave’s rescue in Riyadh reveals widening web of traffickers in India
An Indian woman rescued from sex slavery in Saudi Arabia was brought back to her hometown in Gujarat on Sunday amid concerns traffickers are widening their net to new parts of India.
Updated on Mar 20, 2017 07:08 PM IST
Thomson Reuters Foundation | Roli Srivastava, Mumbai