Human Trafficking: Key Issues & PrioritiesHuman Trafficking: Key Issues & Priorities

KUMAR ALOK Joint Secretary (CS),

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of IndiaMinistry of Home Affairs

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Human Trafficking

• Human Trafficking is an organized crime which Human Trafficking is an organized crime which violates all tenets of human dignity and rightsviolates all tenets of human dignity and rights

• Trafficking can occur for various purposes--Trafficking can occur for various purposes--labour, commercial sexual exploitation, organ labour, commercial sexual exploitation, organ trade, slavery etc.trade, slavery etc.

• Poverty, illiteracy, lack of livelihood options, Poverty, illiteracy, lack of livelihood options, natural or man made disasters makes a person natural or man made disasters makes a person vulnerable to traffickingvulnerable to trafficking

• India faces in-country and cross border India faces in-country and cross border traffickingtrafficking

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DATA ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING Sr. No. CRIME HEADS YEARS

2012 2013 2014

1 Procuration of minor girls (Sec. 366-A IPC) 809 1224 2020

2 Importation of girls from foreign country(Sec. 366-BBIPC)

59 31 13

3 Selling of girls for prostitution (Sec.372 IPC) 108 100 82

4 Buying of girls for prostitution (Sec.373 IPC)

15 6 14

5 Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act1956 2,563 2,579 2617

6 Human Trafficking under Sections 370/370A of IPC

- - 720

Total 3,554 3,940 5466

National Legal FrameworkNational Legal Framework

• Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.• Indian Penal Code (select provisions).Indian Penal Code (select provisions).• Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act

1986.1986.• Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children)

Act, 2000 & Amendment Act 2011Act, 2000 & Amendment Act 2011• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and

POCSO 2012.POCSO 2012.

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International Conventions• India ratified the United Nations Convention on

Transnational Organised Crime (UNCTOC) • Protocol on Prevention, Suppression and Punishment

of Trafficking in Persons, particularly women and Children.

• Human trafficking has specifically been defined (S 370 A) through , “Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013”

• India has ratified the SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution. • A Regional Task Force was constituted to implement

the SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and for prostitution.

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• An MoU with Bangladesh on prevention of trafficking signed in June 2015

• A Task Force of India and Bangladesh has met Five times so far- the last in Aug 15.

• Similar MoUs planned with other countries• Negotiations with UAE likely to take place

soon

Bilateral Mechanism

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Key Initiatives so far• Supporting states setting up AHTUs

(225/270/330)• Capacity Building of AHTUs• Judicial Colloquiums• Certificate Course by IGNOU in Human

Trafficking• Regular meeting with State Nodal officers• Regular data collection by NCRB

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Key Initiatives so far …• A web portal on Human Trafficking• Compendium of advisories• Advisory to border states and BSF/SSB to be

involved in district crime meetings• Operation Smile/ Muskaan

– Good results

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Priority areas of action

• Revamping AHTU scheme• To cover all remaining districts

• Set up IUCAW and linking with AHTUs to increase investigative capacity in districts/ states

• Strengthen Operation Muskaan and decide way forward• Incentive to active AHTUs• National Coordinating Body• Effective coordination among different stakeholders at

National State and district level• Unified data base interlinked with CCTNS/Track Child /Talaash • Including trafficking victims in victim compensation scheme of

states Strengthen the bilateral mechanism with Bangladesh

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Priority areas of action …

Evolve a bilateral mechanism with neighbouring countries Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Afghanistan

Improvement of repatriation mechanism with Bangladesh and Nepal and other neighbouring countries.

Forms of reporting the cases of Human Trafficking be standardized.

• Revamping of web portal and linkage with Nirbhaya Portal • Learning Management System and self assessment module in

this portal• Developing a network of active NGOs to assist Law

Enforcement Agencies Forms of reporting the cases of Human Trafficking be

standardized.

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Priority areas of action …

There should be One stop crisis centers. Standard of care to the victim be formulated. Continuous training should be given to the officers handling

the cases at ground/lowest levels. Protocol to deal with rescued foreign nationals whose

identity establishment is difficult Awareness campaigns can be started by adding one chapter

in school curriculum and by organizing camps and Nukkad Nataks at village levels.

Helpline 1098 to be advertised widely till 112 is made functional

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