Human Rights

The shocking numbers behind the modern slave trade

Child bride Krishna, 14, poses in a wheat field on the outskirts of her village near Baran, located in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, January 21, 2013. Krishna married her husband Gopal when she was 11 and he was 13. The legal age for marriage in India is 18, but marriages like these are common, especially in poor, rural areas where girls in particular, are married off young.  Picture taken January 21, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 17 OF 23 FOR PACKAGE 'TEEN BRIDE HAS FIRST CHILD'SEARCH 'TEEN BRIDE' FOR ALL IMAGES - GM1E91P160Y01

Forced marriage, forced labour and people trafficking all count as types of slavery. Image: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Alex Gray
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