About RACE Lab
Research, Advocacy, and Capacity Building against Exploitation – RACE Lab is India’s first anti-human trafficking lab, established with the mandate to combat human trafficking. We are the country’s leading think tank producing evidence-based research, advocating for policy and systemic changes, and building capacities of stakeholders to create an enabling ecosystem equipped to prevent and counter human trafficking effectively. Our approach towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 8.7 of ending human trafficking by 2030 is informed by addressing issues of vulnerability and facilitating the rehabilitation of victims by focusing on the goals set under SDGs 4, 5, 8, 10, and 16.
Objective
Create
To create a global hub of researchers, and provide space to experts, practitioners, and academicians to map trends, study domestic and international legislations and design survivor-informed interventions to the complex issue of human trafficking.
Produce
To Produce actionable policy documents and legislative recommendations for India and the world, including the United Nations, based on evidence-based research incorporating survivor experiences.
Build
To Build the capacities of domestic and international stakeholders - government and non-government, to create, enhance, and develop their understanding of the issue, improve access to data and expertise, and strengthen their response to human trafficking.