Humans Not For Sale by Prerana explores human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. The show is hosted by Kashina Kareem, Assistant Director of Prerana, a non-profit and civil society organisation that has worked in the red-light districts in Mumbai for over 35 years to protect the children born to prostituted women and help the women themselves towards their rehabilitation, social reintegration and to restore their dignity by safeguarding their rights. Tune in every week as we talk to the Co-Founders, Dr. Pravin and Priti Patkar along with the staff team at Prerana, to answer questions like, who are the people who get trafficked? What is sex tourism? How do we stop intergenerational trafficking? What are destination crimes? And more. 

For more information go to https://www.fighttrafficking.org/

Kashina Kareem, Assistant Director of Prerana and host of Humans Not For Sale unravels the truths and misconceptions around human trafficking with Dr Pravin Patkar, the co-founder of Prerana. We answer questions like, 

What happens when someone is trafficked? 

Who are the most vulnerable?

What is difference between illegal migration and human trafficking? 

For more information go to https://fighttrafficking.org/faqs/

Disclaimer: The stories presented here are based on true events. Names have been changed to protect the individuals’ identities. Any resemblance to any person living or dead is incidental and not intentional.

Credits: 

Producer: PRERANA C/O Exe Secretary-Priti Patkar

Conceptualised by Dr Pravin Patkar & Kashina Kareem

Host & Exe Producer– Kashina Kareem

Content & Expertise – Dr. Pravin Patkar

Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Senior Producer: Divita Oberoi

Junior Producer: Nikkethana Kamal

Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor: Yash Hirave

Graphic Designer: Alika Gupta

Additional Voices: Kartik Kulkarni, Divita Oberoi and Husein Haveliwala 

News Clip Sources:

Rescuing India's Stolen Girls by CNA Insider (Jun 30th 2016)

Human trafficking: The lives bought and sold by BBC Hindi (Aug 11th 2015)

Caged until 'broken': life for Mumbai's prostitutes by Channel 4 News (Sep 9th 2014)

Life of sex workers inside Mumbai’s Kamathipura during the coronavirus lockdown by Mumbai Live (Jun 11th 2020)

DNA exposes the unabated network of Human trafficking in India by Zee News (Jan 23rd 2015)

Mumbai Police Frees 20 Girls Trapped in Human Trafficking In Goregaonby Aaj Tak(July 20th 2015)

Delhi Police Nabs Chief Of Biggest Human Trafficking Racket In Delhiby Aaj Tak (Aug 30th 2016)

Destination crimes are the purpose for which individuals are trafficking.These include prostitution, slavery, servitude, bonded labor, indentured labor, organized beggary, human organ harvesting and trading, mail brides, sex tourism, adoption/baby-selling rackets, illegal commercial surrogacy, etc

On this episode, co-founder of Prerana, Dr. Pravin Patkar explains 

What are destination crimes? 

Is sex trafficking the same as prostitution?

What is sex tourism?

What is the Indian law on surrogacy? 

For more information go to https://fighttrafficking.org/faqs/ 

Disclaimer : The stories presented here are based on true events. Names have been changed to protect the individuals’ identities. Any resemblance to any person living or dead is incidental and not intentional.

Credits :

Producer: PRERANA C/O Exe Secretary-Priti Patkar

Conceptualised by Dr Pravin Patkar & Kashina Kareem

Host & Exe Producer– Kashina Kareem

Content & Expertise – Dr. Pravin Patkar

Creative Director: Mae Mariyam Thomas

Senior Producer: Divita Oberoi

Junior Producer: Nikkethana Kamal

Sound Design & Mix: Kartik Kulkarni

Sound Editor: Yash Hirave

Graphic Designer: Alika Gupta

Additional Voices : Kartik Kulkarni , Divita Oberoi, Varun Parikh and Aashna Goradia

News clip sources:

World Day Against Child Labour: Kailash Satyarthi On The Impact Of COVID-19 On Children by NDTV (June 12th 2021)

Child Labour in India by WorldVisionStir (February 16th 2009)

Human rights organisations warn of rising child labour in India amid COVID-19 pandemic by CNA (October 27th 2020)

India's shameful child labour mining for beauty industry sparkle by ITV News (February 23rd 2017)