Ambiguous Definitions Steal the Sting from Anti-Trafficking Bill
8 years, 9 months ago

Ambiguous Definitions Steal the Sting from Anti-Trafficking Bill

The Quint  

The new draft law, Trafficking of Persons Bill 2016 claims to draw inspiration from Article 23 of the Constitution of India, which prohibits trafficking of human beings and begar, and other similar forms of forced labour. It also speaks of right to life or personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 as well as of different UN Conventions which has been signed and ratified by the Government of India. However, a plain reading of the proposed legislation gives rise to many questions which, unless answered, will make the proposed new law otiose. Due to the lack of definite understanding of the terminology, it will be impossible to hold the State accountable regarding the steps they propose to take to prevent trafficking.

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Modi calls for crackdown on human trafficking amid Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Modi calls for crackdown on human trafficking amid Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the urgent need for India and the United States to work together in dismantling human trafficking networks, as rising deportations highlight the plight of victims trapped by false promises Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump at the White House. PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed the urgent need for India …

Spell out stand on law for rehab of sex trafficking victims: SC asks govt
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Spell out stand on law for rehab of sex trafficking victims: SC asks govt

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to spell out its stand on comprehensive legislation for the rehabilitation, care, and protection of victims of sex trafficking, underlining its dehumanising effect. Senior advocate Aparna Bhat, who argued for the petitioner, said that the court in December 2015 disposed of this petition on the Union government’s assurance to bring out a …

S.7(1) Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act | Persons Who Carry Out Prostitution As Well As Those Who Engage As Customers Are Liable: P&H HC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

S.7(1) Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act | Persons Who Carry Out Prostitution As Well As Those Who Engage As Customers Are Liable: P&H HC

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has refused to quash an FIR lodged under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act against a man who was found in an objectionable position with a woman in a spa allegedly running prostitution. Section 7 of the Immoral Trafficking Act, 1956.A bare reading of the. The Court was hearing a plea of the man …

Anti-Trafficking Bill Under Consideration, Being Revised Further: Centre Informs Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Anti-Trafficking Bill Under Consideration, Being Revised Further: Centre Informs Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that it has no plans to refrain from adhering to the directions passed by the Court in 2015 for coming up with comprehensive legislation dealing with trafficking. The Draft Trafficking of Persons Bill is presently under the government's consideration and is being revised further, the Union's affidavit dated December 1, 2022, informed. …

Either You Share The Draft Of Trafficking Bill With Petitioners Or We'll Call Cabinet Secretary To Court : Supreme Court Warns Centre
2 years, 6 months ago

Either You Share The Draft Of Trafficking Bill With Petitioners Or We'll Call Cabinet Secretary To Court : Supreme Court Warns Centre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to the Central Government's disinclination in not sharing the draft of the Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2022 with the petitioners. The Court was considering a matter on conditions conducive to sex workers to live in dignity as per Article 21 of the Constitution. During the hearing, Senior Advocate Anand Grover submitted that many …

Masses must be made aware about legal framework to prevent human trafficking: Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

Masses must be made aware about legal framework to prevent human trafficking: Minister

Hindustan Times  

There is lack of adequate knowledge among the masses about the issue of human trafficking and they should be apprised about the legal framework in place to prevent such malpractice, said minister of state, department of social welfare Asim Arun. He was speaking as a chief guest during a workshop on human trafficking organised by Gorakhpur-based NGO Manav Seva Sansthan …

Don’t delay the passage of the anti-trafficking bill 2021
3 years ago

Don’t delay the passage of the anti-trafficking bill 2021

Hindustan Times  

India desperately needs an exclusive legislation on human trafficking, but the Trafficking in Persons Bill 2021, an exhaustively drafted document, is awaiting parliamentary approval. The UNODC 2020 Global Report estimates that in 2018, for every 10 victims of trafficking detected globally, about five were adult women and two were girls. UNODC observes that “invisibility’ of some sectors helps to hide …

Bill To Check Trafficking And Rehabilitation of Sex Workers Will Be Placed Before Parliament In The Winter Session: Centre Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Bill To Check Trafficking And Rehabilitation of Sex Workers Will Be Placed Before Parliament In The Winter Session: Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

Recording the statement on behalf of the Union of India that a legislation for checking trafficking and rehabilitation of sex workers would be placed before the Parliament in the ongoing winter session, the Supreme Court on Monday required a copy of the final draft of the bill to be shared with Amicus Curiae and Senior Advocate Jayant Bhushan. The bench …

Needed: an anti-trafficking law
3 years, 8 months ago

Needed: an anti-trafficking law

The Hindu  

Sita was 13 years old when she was trafficked. A comprehensive Bill Bachpan Bachao Andolan and various civil society groups have campaigned for decades for a strong law to end this menace of human trafficking. In 2017, Sita and thousands of survivors like her marched in the Bharat Yatra alongside students, governments, the judiciary, multifaith leaders, businesses and civil society …

Sensitive and precise: The Hindu Editorial on anti-trafficking bill
3 years, 8 months ago

Sensitive and precise: The Hindu Editorial on anti-trafficking bill

The Hindu  

Undoubtedly, trafficking is a pernicious offence, one that societies and governments must have zero tolerance for, and yet, handling the offence of trafficking needs precision, not a sledgehammer. The Bill, which will shortly be introduced in Parliament, aims at preventing and countering trafficking in persons, particularly women and children, to provide for care, protection and rehabilitation to the victims, while …

Activists flag focus on criminalisation over welfare in draft anti-trafficking bill
3 years, 8 months ago

Activists flag focus on criminalisation over welfare in draft anti-trafficking bill

The Hindu  

The emphasis on criminalisation and policing instead of welfare measures in the new proposed anti-trafficking Bill makes it anti-migrants and anti-sex workers, warn experts. Similarly, “equating sex work with sexual exploitation and by rendering the consent of a sex worker immaterial in the determination of whether she was trafficked or practising sex work of her own volition leads to harmful …

Concerns remain over anti-trafficking bill
3 years, 8 months ago

Concerns remain over anti-trafficking bill

The Hindu  

There are high hopes and some concerns surrounding The Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2021, which is likely to be tabled in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Several anti-human trafficking organisations, lawyers and researchers have welcomed the draft of the Bill which states that the legislation is aimed at preventing and countering trafficking in persons, especially women and children, …

Centre invites suggestions on draft anti-trafficking bill; provisions include fine upto Rs 5 lakh
3 years, 8 months ago

Centre invites suggestions on draft anti-trafficking bill; provisions include fine upto Rs 5 lakh

Firstpost  

According to the draft bill, a person found guilty of trafficking can be imprisoned for not less than seven years that may extend to 10 years New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited suggestions from stakeholders on the draft of the Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2021. The objective of the bill is to prevent and counter …

New anti-trafficking bill awaits Rajya Sabha nod; activists laud focus on rehabilitation, preventive measures
6 years, 3 months ago

New anti-trafficking bill awaits Rajya Sabha nod; activists laud focus on rehabilitation, preventive measures

Firstpost  

Over 12,000 survivors of human trafficking have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the passing of the new anti-trafficking bill — Persons in Trafficking Bill Bill — by the Rajya Sabha in the Winter Session of the Parliament To support the enactment of a strong anti-trafficking law, over 12,000 survivors of human trafficking have written to Prime Minister Narendra …

India's anti-trafficking bill could be made stronger by looking to local systems that help prevent forced prostitution
6 years, 3 months ago

India's anti-trafficking bill could be made stronger by looking to local systems that help prevent forced prostitution

Firstpost  

Sex workers can be government partners in the fight against human trafficking — but only if they are not its targets. By Simanti Dasgupta Hoping to protect women from sexual exploitation, Indian lawmakers are pushing a bill that amend the criminal code to harden legal and financial penalties for sex trafficking. Without more of a “human-rights based and victim-centred approach,” …

Does the anti-trafficking Bill address trafficking?
6 years, 7 months ago

Does the anti-trafficking Bill address trafficking?

The Hindu  

YES | Sampurna Behura The Bill goes beyond criminalisation; it tries to combat the organised nature of trafficking India took a giant step towards the protection of its women and children when the Criminal Law Act was passed by the Lok Sabha in 2013. The Bill also states that “whoever solicits or publicises electronically, taking or distributing obscene photographs or …

1,000 human trafficking survivors write open letter to Narendra Modi, seek early passage of Bill on crime in Rajya Sabha
6 years, 7 months ago

1,000 human trafficking survivors write open letter to Narendra Modi, seek early passage of Bill on crime in Rajya Sabha

Firstpost  

The survivors thanked the Centre for creating with the anti-human trafficking bill and called it an “honest attempt” by the government to address the issue. New Delhi: About 1000 survivors of human trafficking have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his support for an early passage of the anti-trafficking bill in the Rajya Sabha. Thanking the …

Anti-Trafficking Bill Passed By Lok Sabha
6 years, 8 months ago

Anti-Trafficking Bill Passed By Lok Sabha

Live Law  

Provision to set up National Anti Trafficking Bureau to deal with inter-state trafficking cases.The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed "The Trafficking of Persons Bill 2018”. The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed "The Trafficking of Persons Bill 2018”. The Bill creates an offence of "aggravated form of trafficking" as per Section 31,which covers acts of trafficking :- for the purpose of …

Monsoon Session of Parliament: India' first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill introduced in Lok Sabha
6 years, 8 months ago

Monsoon Session of Parliament: India' first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

India’ first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill seeking to deal with the crime from the point of prevention, protection and rehabilitation was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. New Delhi: India’ first comprehensive anti-trafficking bill seeking to deal with the crime from the point of prevention, protection and rehabilitation was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. I thank PM @NarendraModi …

Anti-Trafficking Bill 2018-Do not Equate Victims Of Sex Trafficking With Voluntary Adult Sex Workers: MP Shashi Tharoor, Activists Appeal To WCD Min
6 years, 8 months ago

Anti-Trafficking Bill 2018-Do not Equate Victims Of Sex Trafficking With Voluntary Adult Sex Workers: MP Shashi Tharoor, Activists Appeal To WCD Min

Live Law  

Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor recently met Women and Child Development Minister Ms. Maneka Gandhi expressing concerns in relation to The Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018.He was accompanied by Ms. Anjali Gopalan, the Director of the Naz Foundation, Ms. Meena Seshu, the General Secretary of SANGRAM and Ms. Aarti Pai, member of the National Network. Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor …

Policy dive: All you need to know about Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2017
6 years, 11 months ago

Policy dive: All you need to know about Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2017

Hindustan Times  

The government had listed the bill aimed at protecting trafficked persons, especially young girls and women, for introduction in the Lok Sabha in the just-concluded budget session. Here is all you need to know about the proposed law Issue More than 300,000 children went missing in the country between 2012 and 2017, government data shows. When the bill was being …

Preventing trafficking
7 years ago

Preventing trafficking

The Hindu  

The Trafficking of Persons Bill of 2018 addresses one of the most pervasive yet invisible crimes affecting the most vulnerable persons, especially women and children. There has been no specific law to deal with human trafficking, which is considered the third largest organised crime violating basic human rights. The proposed law also punishes promotion or facilitation of human trafficking by, …

Anti-human trafficking bill: Centre's move to assign understaffed NIA as nodal agency is counter-productive
7 years ago

Anti-human trafficking bill: Centre's move to assign understaffed NIA as nodal agency is counter-productive

Firstpost  

Can an understaffed organisation like NIA, which is already tackling the gigantic problem of terrorism, be in a position to take on human trafficking cases? “Linking the two together, which seems to be an attempt by the present government, will do injustice to both these complex and multi-layered issues,” said Ganguly Rishi Kant, who runs the NGO Shakti Vahini, believes …

MNLU Mumbai (CRCJ) – IJM: One Day Workshop on Transnational Crimes with Special Focus on Human Trafficking, 20th March 2018
7 years ago

MNLU Mumbai (CRCJ) – IJM: One Day Workshop on Transnational Crimes with Special Focus on Human Trafficking, 20th March 2018

Live Law  

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is one of the premier institutions of India imparting legal education. The evident amplification of crimes of transnational nature like cross-border organized crime, international terrorism, drug and human trafficking requires extraterritorial monitoring. The necessity to address human trafficking as a transnational crime is highly significant as it defines the problem not as a territorial crime …

MNLU Mumbai (CRCJ) – IJM: One Day Workshop on Transnational Crimes with Special Focus on Human Trafficking, 20th March 2018
7 years ago

MNLU Mumbai (CRCJ) – IJM: One Day Workshop on Transnational Crimes with Special Focus on Human Trafficking, 20th March 2018

Live Law  

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is one of the premier institutions of India imparting legal education. The evident amplification of crimes of transnational nature like cross-border organized crime, international terrorism, drug and human trafficking requires extraterritorial monitoring. The necessity to address human trafficking as a transnational crime is highly significant as it defines the problem not as a territorial crime …

Rethinking trafficking
7 years, 1 month ago

Rethinking trafficking

The Hindu  

Last year, India protested against the release of a report, ‘Global estimates of modern slavery: forced labour and forced marriage’, a collaborative effort of the International Labour Organisation, the Walk Free Foundation, and the International Organisation for Migration. Falling into a trap However, as the report forms the baseline for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, and since NITI Aayog is …

Cabinet may soon approve India's first anti-trafficking bill; new law would view trafficked person as victim, not criminal
7 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet may soon approve India's first anti-trafficking bill; new law would view trafficked person as victim, not criminal

Firstpost  

India will take a crucial step towards enacting its first anti-human-trafficking law as government sources told Hindustan Times that the Union Cabinet could soon consider and approve the Trafficking of Persons Bill. IANS had earlier reported that the annual US Congress-mandated report on human trafficking placed India in the tier-2 category, which includes countries that have failed to effectively combat …

India’s first anti-trafficking bill likely to get cabinet nod soon
7 years, 3 months ago

India’s first anti-trafficking bill likely to get cabinet nod soon

Hindustan Times  

The Union cabinet could soon consider and approve the country’s first anti-human-trafficking law, according to a senior government official familiar with the matter. In a first, the draft Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2017, piloted by the Union women and child development ministry, treats a trafficked person who gets into prostitution as a victim rather than offender. However, the home ministry …

India unveils first comprehensive draft law on human trafficking
8 years, 10 months ago

India unveils first comprehensive draft law on human trafficking

ABC  

India's Minister for Women and Children unveiled a draft of the country's first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which would treat survivors as victims in need of assistance and protection rather than as criminals. Women's Minister Maneka Gandhi said the draft bill aimed to unify existing anti-trafficking laws, prioritise survivors' needs, and prevent victims such as those found in brothel raids …

Draft ‘Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016’ released
8 years, 10 months ago

Draft ‘Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016’ released

Live Law  

The Minister of Women & Child Development Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi released the draft “Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2016” in New Delhi today for further stakeholders consultations and comments. The WCD Minister said that the draft Bill plugs loopholes in existing laws and brings within its fold additional crimes pertaining to trafficking which don’t find a place in the existing …

Draft ‘Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016’ released
8 years, 10 months ago

Draft ‘Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016’ released

Live Law  

The Minister of Women & Child Development Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi released the draft “Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2016” in New Delhi today for further stakeholders consultations and comments. The WCD Minister said that the draft Bill plugs loopholes in existing laws and brings within its fold additional crimes pertaining to trafficking which don’t find a place in the existing …

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