Hyderabad, June 8 -- The Supreme Court recently cited a study by scholars of the University of Hyderabad (UoH, Hyderabad University) while discussing human trafficking, rehabilitation and survivor rights.

On May 29, a two-member judge bench consisting of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan was looking into a petition filed by Prajwala, a Hyderabad-based anti-trafficking organisation co-founded by Sunitha Krishnan, a well-known figure.

The petition sought stronger legal protections and rehabilitation measures for trafficking survivors.

The top court referred to articles published in 2016 titled Economic and Political Weekly. The piece originated from discussions held during the Women's World Congress at the University of Hyderabad in ...