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Story summary
- Brick kiln workers in Pakistan are coerced into selling kidneys to repay insurmountable debts.
- Shafeeq Masih, a brick kiln worker near Lahore, sold his kidney for 300,000 rupees.
- The kiln owner manipulated his financial records, keeping him trapped in debt.
- The National Commission for Human Rights reports that threats and violence sustain this oppressive system.
- Sania Bibi remains in the same dire situation after selling her organs.
