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Ghost Criminals According to government data, almost 20,000 women and children were victims of trafficking in India in 2016, a rise of nearly 25 per cent from t... .... read more
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Crimes against children are on the rise – in India, children are the most vulnerable souls on earth to come under the deadly grips of sexual abuse, trafficking and slavery.
Between June 2016 and May 2017, 1,628 vulnerable minors, most of them travelling alone, were rescued from Sealdah station – the highest number ever found at a single train station in India.
People living in an urban environment often lead a sheltered life. Very few comes across the victims of sex trafficking and when they do, it turns to be an eye-opener for them.
The bill mentions prevention as its key goal. However, there are certain criticisms that have stood out, which might complicate enforcement instead of providing all-inclusive rehabilitation.
Women involved in prostitution have always been an object of research in India. Although the real numbers of how many women are into prostitution are still dodgy, it’s estimated that around 1% of adult Indian women is associated with sex work (Dandona R, Dandona L, Kumar GA, Gutierrez JP, McPherson S, Samuels F, Bertozzi SM; ASCI FPP Study Team. “Demography and Sex Work Characteristics of Female Sex Workers in India,” BMC International Health Human Rights. 2006 Apr 14;6:5).
Though Kolkata surfaced to be the second safest city as per the number of crimes per lakh of population, West Bengal registered the highest number of cases of human trafficking in the year 2016. According to a report released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the state lagged behind in several key areas in regards to women’s safety and ranked second in recording crimes against women.
