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    This document discusses women and children trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India. It notes that an estimated 3 million sex workers in India, 40% of whom are children, are trafficked within India or from neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal. Key points made include that trafficking violates human rights; poverty, illiteracy and lack of opportunities increase vulnerability; and that laws and schemes exist but more efforts are still needed, such as reducing demand through legalizing visiting brothels and increasing prevention, rescue and rehabilitation programs.

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    This document discusses women and children trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India. It notes that an estimated 3 million sex workers in India, 40% of whom are children, are trafficked within India or from neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal. Key points made include that trafficking violates human rights; poverty, illiteracy and lack of opportunities increase vulnerability; and that laws and schemes exist but more efforts are still needed, such as reducing demand through legalizing visiting brothels and increasing prevention, rescue and rehabilitation programs.

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    Women and Children Trafficking FOR Commercial Sexual Exploitation

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    This document discusses women and children trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India. It notes that an estimated 3 million sex workers in India, 40% of whom are children, are trafficked within India or from neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal. Key points made include that trafficking violates human rights; poverty, illiteracy and lack of opportunities increase vulnerability; and that laws and schemes exist but more efforts are still needed, such as reducing demand through legalizing visiting brothels and increasing prevention, rescue and rehabilitation programs.

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    WOMEN AND CHILDREN TRAFFICKING FOR COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

    Presented By: Vipin Sharma, Pratiek Swami, Shonali Sabharwal, Rohan Singh, Tanvi Tomar & Ayush Chaudhary
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    Introduction
    Trafficking is a organized crime which violates all tenets of human dignity and rights.
    Trafficking can occur for various purposes-labour, commercial sexual exploitation, organ trade etc.

    Trafficking is a centre and State subject


    Poverty, illiteracy, lack of livelihood options, natural/man made disasters makes a person vulnerable to trafficking. India faces both In-country and Cross Border trafficking.
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    Estimate place number of sex workers in country at 3 million of which 40 percent are children.
    90% or more estimated as in-country and 5 to 10% to cross-border trafficking, reported mainly from Bangladesh and Nepal. Also, there are reports that people from India are being trafficked to Middle Eastern countries for domestic help, manual labor, child marriages etc.

    Prostitution in India
    Operating a brothel, pimping and soliciting in a public place are illegal (however in practice prostitution is tolerated and regulated). Top 4 Red-Light Districts in India:
    Delhi GB Road Kolkata Sonagachi Mumbai Kamathipura Muzaffarpur Chaturbhuj Sthan

    Constitutional Provisions on Trafficking


    Trafficking in Human Beings or Persons is prohibited under the Constitution of India. The specific provisions relates to Article 23 (1) of the Constitution which is as follows:'Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law'.
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    International Legal Instruments


    Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and its Optional Protocols (Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) [Ratified] Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) [Ratified] UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime [Signed] Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Esplly. Women and Children supplementing above Convention [Signed] Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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    SAARC
    SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution [Ratified].
    SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia [Ratified]. SAARC Charter where trafficking issues to be addressed at regional level
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    National Policies and Plans

    National Child Labour Policy, 1987


    National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001 National Plan of Action to combat trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and children (1998) National Plan of Action for Children, 2004 Integrated National Plan of Action to Prevent and Combat Trafficking of Human Beings, with Special focus on Women and Children (being formulated)will look at trafficking for all purposes
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    COMMISSIONS
    National Commission for Human Rights.
    National Commission for Women. Nation Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

    A Multi Pronged Approach to tackle Trafficking

    Legislative Measures
    Enforcement Programmes and Schemes

    Training and Capacity Building


    Awareness generation and empowerment of vulnerable groups.

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    TO PROTECT THE VICTIMS:AMENDMENTS TO IMMORAL TRAFFIC PREVENTION ACT, 1956


    New section where Trafficking is defined Age of child raised from sixteen years to eighteen year. Deletion of Sections which re-victimized the victims.

    In-Camera proceedings in court cases to safeguard privacy of victims.


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    AMENDMENTS TO IMMORAL TRAFFIC PREVENTION ACT, 1956


    Institutional Mechanism: Setting up of a Central Nodal Authority in the centre and State nodal authorities in the States for preventing and combating offence of trafficking. Its Functions include : Coordination Investigation Rescue and rehabilitation Judicial support Cooperation and research training
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    Need for demand reduction


    Justification for new Section 5C which provides Punishment for Visiting Brothel and thus reduces demand . ITPA is an Act against Trafficking which is an organized crime. Growing demand for children even as young as 2 years old Poverty and social compulsions t push women and girls to prostitution In spite of NACO promoting condom use in brothels, clients infected by HIV/and pass it to their partners. Countries like Sweden, USA, UK ,Indonesia have provisions for demand to be penalized

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    UJJAWALA (RADIANCE OF LIGHT)


    A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation launched on 4 December, 2007 ujjawala (access at
    www.wcd.nic.in).

    To be implemented by NGOs.

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    UJJAWALA (RADIANCE OF LIGHT)


    The scheme comprises of five components:
    i. Preventionformation of community vigilance groups/adolescents groups, awareness and sensitization of important functionaries like police, community leaders and preparation of IEC material, holding workshops, etc.

    ii. Rescuesafe withdrawal of the victim from the place of exploitation.


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    UJJAWALA (RADIANCE)
    iii. Rehabilitationsafe shelter for victims with basic amenities, counseling, medical care, legal aid, vocational training and income generation activities etc. iv. Half-Way Homesfor phased re-integration.
    v. Reintegrationrestoring family/community victim into the

    vi. Repatriationprovide support to cross-border victims for their safe repatriation to their country of origin.
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    OTHER INITIATIVES
    An Integrated Child Protection Scheme: Provides for improved institutional care, quality noninstitutional and alternative care, counselling and family support, training and capacity building, child tracking system and website for missing children. Will focus on street children, trafficked children, children in need of care and protection, children in conflict with law, HIV/AIDS affected children, adoption and foster care issues and any other. Toll free Childrens helpline-1098; womens Helpline-1091 Missing Children website being developed Swadhar Shelter Homes and Short Stay Homes
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    Thank You & Stand Up Against This Exploitation.

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