Highlights-
• The National Commission for Women launched an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell.
• The cell aims to improve efficacy in combating human trafficking.
• This cell will address any complaints against human trafficking that the Commission receives.
Human trafficking is a social blight that obliterates a person’s life while also obliterating their family. Human trafficking and exploitation can take various forms, including sexual exploitation, forced labor, begging, criminality (such as cultivating cannabis or dealing narcotics), domestic slavery, marriage, or organ removal.
To cut this scourge from the root of society, the National Commission for Women has launched an Anti-Human Trafficking Cell. The cell aims to improve efficacy in combating human trafficking by promoting awareness among women and girls, improving capacity and training for Anti-Trafficking Units, and increasing law enforcement agencies’ response.
The motive of the Human Trafficking Cell
The Cell is established to raise awareness among law enforcement officials and facilitate capacity building. The Cell will hold Gender Sensitization Training and Workshops for police officers and prosecutors at the regional, state, and district levels to combat human trafficking. This cell will address any complaints against human trafficking that the Commission receives.
Key challenges in combatting trafficking
According to the Commission, some of the key challenges in combatting trafficking include a lack of rehabilitation for victims and an unsympathetic attitude toward trafficked survivors and their families. As a result, the Cell will strengthen the monitoring system and push government entities to implement measures to combat human trafficking and rehabilitate victims.
Human trafficking cell to rebuild the survivor’s lives
The Cell will also assist survivors of human trafficking in rebuilding their lives by providing them with need-based training and conducting capacity-building initiatives to prevent victim re-traumatization.
