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Fostering Cooperation on Human Trafficking: India's Strategies and Initiatives

This presentation provides an overview of India's efforts in preventing, protecting, and prosecuting human trafficking. It explores the constitutional provisions, national policies, and institutional mechanisms in place. It also highlights the role of the Ministry of Home Affairs in coordinating with state and non-state actors. The presentation emphasizes the need for international cooperation and collaboration to combat human trafficking.

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Fostering Cooperation on Human Trafficking: India's Strategies and Initiatives

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  1. Presentation on Fostering cooperation between NREMs and State and non-State actors in destination, transit and source countries Draft Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India

  2. Seventh largest country in the world Second most populated country > 1.2 billion 29 States and 7 Union Territories Shares borders with 6 countries in Asia Sex ratio- 933 females per 1000 males 56.9% population is between 15-59 years old Largest parliamentary democracy India: An overview

  3. Constitutional Provisions Against Human Trafficking

  4. Strategy to tackle Trafficking PREVENTION PROTECTION PROSECUTION • Deal with Root causes; • Education, Unemployment, Poverty • Awareness Raising; • Sound Policies • Enforcement • Assistance; • Empowering Victims; • Human Rights Based Approach • Criminalisation; • Investigation; • Sensitization of Stakeholders • International Cooperation • Rescue, Rehabilitation & Reintegration in the society

  5. Human Trafficking - Multiple dimensions, Many agencies

  6. Indian National Legal Framework

  7. National Policies and Plans

  8. COMMISSIONS • National Commission for SCs & STs.

  9. International Conventions and Legal Instruments

  10. Role of Central GovernmentPrevention 2

  11. Role of Central GovernmentRescue and Rehabilitation 2

  12. Institutional Mechanisms to Tackle Trafficking

  13. MHA plays a coordinating role

  14. MHA- Comprehensive Anti-Trafficking Scheme for Strengthening Law Enforcement

  15. Anti Human Trafficking Units Scheme

  16. Integrated Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) Under MHA scheme, 225 AHTUs established. 68 AHTUs established with UNODC scheme All AHTUs are functional.

  17. Ministry of Home Affairs(Anti Trafficking Cell)- effective coordination Role and Functions Acts as focal point for communicating various decisions and follow up on action taken by the State Governments. To interface with other Ministries and NCRB in the collation and dissemination of information. • To monitor action taken by the State Governments/UTs for combating the crime and organizing coordination meetings with the Nodal police officers of States/UTs. • New web portal launched in 2014 to enable better and swifter coordination between State & non State actors .

  18. MHA web portal on Anti Human Trafficking

  19. Criminal Law(Amendment) Act 2013 has come into force wherein Section 370 of the IPC has been substituted with Section 370 and 370A of IPC which provide for comprehensive measures to counter the menace of human trafficking including trafficking of children for exploitation in any form including physical exploitation or any form of sexual exploitation, slavery, servitude, or the forced removal of organs. Human Trafficking has specifically been defined in the Act. Criminal Law (Amendment)Act 2013

  20. Crime and Criminal Tracking and Network System (CCTNS) – Key Features 20

  21. Central Advisory Committee

  22. MHA Links with Non-State Actors 22

  23. Coordination with other countries

  24. Cooperation with SAARC

  25. The Law Enforcement Agencies in the Region cooperate for

  26. Let us all join hands : Thank You

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